PEORIA, Ill. (AP) 鈥 A jury on Wednesday convicted an Illinois sheriff鈥檚 deputy of second-degree murder, a lesser charge, in the shooting death of , a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler.
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Jurors convict Illinois deputy of killing Sonya Massey but can't agree on first-degree murder charge
An Illinois jury has convicted a sheriff鈥檚 deputy of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who called 911 to report a suspected prowler
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FILE - Donna Massey, center right, wipes tears from her face as she listens to Rev. Al Sharpton, right, speak during a press conference over the shooting death of her daughter Sonya, who was killed by Illinois sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson, at New Mount Pilgrim Church in the Garfield Park neighborhood in Chicago, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.
FILE - In this image taken from body camera video released by Illinois State Police on Monday, July 22, 2024, former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson, left, points his gun at Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help, before shooting and killing her inside her home in Springfield, Ill., July 6, 2024.
FILE - In this image taken from body camera video released by Illinois State Police, Sonya Massey, left, talks with former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson outside her home in Springfield, Ill., July 6, 2024.
FILE - This January 2025 booking photo provided by the Macon County jail shows Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy who is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey in Springfield, Ill.
Sonya Massey鈥檚 father, James Wilburn, speaks outside the Peoria County Courthouse in Peoria, Ill. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
Supporters of Sonya Massey鈥檚 family gather outside the Peoria County Courthouse in Peoria, Ill., Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
Sonya Massey鈥檚 mother, Donna Massey, hugs a supporter outside the Peoria County Courthouse in Peoria, Ill., Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
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