Sean Grayson, Cop Who Killed Sonya Massey, Dies 6 Months Into Jail Sentence

Sean Grayson, the Illinois police officer convicted of the murder of Sonya Massey, has died six months into his prison sentence. He was 32. The former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office deputy died around noon on Sunday, August 23, his attorney, Daniel Fultz, confirmed to NBC News and NPR Illinois. In October 2025, Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Massey, 36, inside her home in July 2024. Massey, a Black woman, had called 911 to report a suspected prowler. She was shot by Grayson, a white man, three times. He alleged that he feared she was go...

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