US EditionOpening statements Wednesday in trial of ex-Illinois officer who killed Sonya Massey
The trial of Sean Grayson, charged with first-degree murder for the 2024 shooting of Sonya Massey, begins with jury selection amid national protests and calls for police accountability.
- Sean Grayson's murder trial began in Peoria, Illinois, over the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey.
- Grayson faces three counts of first-degree murder and has pleaded not guilty, claiming he acted in self-defense due to fear of boiling liquid.
- Details of Grayson's previous law enforcement history will be excluded from the trial, despite concerns from various departments about his conduct.
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Sonya Massey: First-Degree Murder Trial Against Ex-Cop Sean Grayson Begins, Community Rallies Outside Courthouse
Source: Scott Olson / Getty Sonya Massey was murdered in her home by a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy named Sean Grayson after she dialed 911 for assistance according to criminal charges filed by the state of Illinois. BOSSIP has consistently been reporting on the case since news first broke back in July 2024 and at last, Grayson’s day(s) in court have finally arrived. CBS News reports that opening statements began Wednesday morning in a tri…
Sonya Massey shooting: Sean Grayson ‘got mad’ and fatally shot Massey without justification, prosecutor says
The Illinois sheriff’s deputy who killed Sonya Massey in her Springfield home last year eschewed his training and the principles of policing when he shot the Black woman who had called 911 for help, a prosecutor said Wednesday in Sean Grayson’s murder trial.
The trial underway for the sheriff who shot and killed Sonya Massey
Fifteen months after Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help, was killed in her home, the former police officer who fired the fatal shot is set to go on trial. Sean Grayson, 31, a former deputy for the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department in central Illinois, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. The trial was scheduled to begin Wednesday with opening statements. If convicted of murder, Grayson faces a se…
Opening statements begin Wednesday in trial of ex-Illinois officer who killed Sonya Massey
Fifteen months after Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help, was killed in her home, the former police officer who fired the fatal shot is set to go on trial.
Opening statements | Inside the Courtroom: The Sean Grayson Trial
Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy, is on trial for murder related to the July 6, 2024, shooting of Sonya Massey, with the issue being whether he was justified in his actions and followed departmental protocols regarding deadly force.
Opening statements begin in trial of former Illinois deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey
Lawyers gave their opening statements to a jury at the Peoria County Courthouse on Wednesday morning, officially kicking off the trial of a former Illinois deputy accused of fatally shooting Sonya Massey
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