Illinois deputy who killed Sonya Massey dies in prison
Sean Grayson, the former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of fatally shooting Sonya Massey in 2024 after Massey called 911 to report a prowler, died six months into his 20-year maximum sentence for second-degree murder; his death followed a colon cancer diagnosis, with the exact cause not released. Massey’s case, which drew protests, helped spur hiring-reform measures linked to the Sonya Massey Act.
