Ex-officer Sean Grayson dies in custody amid cancer treatment

TL;DR
Sean Grayson, a white former Illinois police officer convicted of second-degree murder for the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, died in prison at age 32 while being treated for colon cancer. He had been serving a 20-year sentence and had recently failed to obtain medical release; Massey’s family and supporters urged accountability as protests followed the case.
- Sonya Massey's killer Sean Grayson dies in US prison BBC
- Sean Grayson, Ex-Illinois Deputy Who Murdered Sonya Massey, Dies in Prison The New York Times
- Sean Grayson, ex-deputy convicted of fatally shooting Sonya Massey, dies, attorney says NBC News
- Illinois officer convicted in Sonya Massey killing has died, lawyer says The Washington Post
- Ex-deputy convicted in Sonya Massey killing dies in prison USA Today
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