Mother of Sonya Massey, Donna Massey, reacts with tears Friday July 31, 2026 after the Prisoner Review Board turned down Sean Grayson from getting out early from his prison sentence because of his cancer.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey in her home in an unincorporated area of the county in 2024, died Aug. 23.
Sonya Massey, 36, called 911 to report a potential intruder in her home on July 6, 2024. She was fatally shot in her home by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy.
Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy who was convicted in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey during a call for help at her home, poses for a jail booking photograph at Sangamon County Detention Facility in Springfield on July 17, 2024.
Brittney Stallworth, right, and other protesters rally outside the Peoria County Courthouse on Oct. 22, 2025, during the trial of Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy charged with killing Sonya Massey.Â
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Mother of Sonya Massey, Donna Massey, reacts with tears Friday July 31, 2026 after the Prisoner Review Board turned down Sean Grayson from getting out early from his prison sentence because of his cancer.
Sonya Massey, 36, called 911 to report a potential intruder in her home on July 6, 2024. She was fatally shot in her home by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy.
Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy who was convicted in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey during a call for help at her home, poses for a jail booking photograph at Sangamon County Detention Facility in Springfield on July 17, 2024.
Brittney Stallworth, right, and other protesters rally outside the Peoria County Courthouse on Oct. 22, 2025, during the trial of Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy charged with killing Sonya Massey.Â
