SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - The sheriff's deputy charged with fatally shooting Sonya Massey in the face has been the subject of several complaints alleging belligerent behavior toward women, a USA TODAY ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Sonya Massey Act, which aims to increase police accountability by revising hiring procedures in Illinois, was signed into law Tuesday and will take effect Jan. 1, 2026. The new ...

Early in the morning on July 6, Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old resident of Springfield, Illinois, called 911 to report a prowler at her home. Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson and another ...

The woman, Sonya Massey, 36, called 911 on July 6 because she believed there was an intruder in her home. She was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy who has been fired and is charged with murder. By ...

The doctor who performed Massey's autopsy said she bled to death after the gunshot hit her left carotid artery, but her right ...

Former Sangamon sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson wrote in a field report he believed his life was being threatened. In response, Massey said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” twice to the officers.

Her mother called 911 to report Massey was having a mental breakdown. Newly released police body camera footage shows Sonya Massey interacting with police officers 16 hours before she was fatally shot ...