Massey, 36, was killed in her Springfield, Illinois, home in July by then-Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson.

Photo: Getty Images The family of Sonya Massey has reached a $10 million settlement with Sangamon County following her fatal shooting by former sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson in July 2024. Massey, 36, ...

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The agreement is pending approval by the Sangamon County Board at its meeting Tuesday. Massey, 36, was fatally shot by a ...

Sontae Massey addresses the Massey Commission at Ruby Recreational Community Center on Feb. 10, 2025. The co-chair of the ...

Sonya Massey's family will receive $10 million after she was shot and killed at her Springfield-area home last July by former Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson. She called 911 because she feared someone ...

Six Sangamon County Board members said the agreement with the DOJ didn't specifically address sheriff department hiring ...

Massey, 36, was shot and killed by Sean Grayson, a former sheriff’s deputy, in her own home on July 6, 2024, after calling ...

Sangamon County government would be spared from a lawsuit and a potentially embarrassing trial under a proposed $10 million ...

Sangamon County has reached an agreement with the family of Sonya Massey through mediation on an out-of-court settlement.