The case was defined by graphic police body camera footage shown widely across the nation of Grayson, who is white, fatally shooting Massey.
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Ex-Sangamon County deputy to be sentenced in Sonya Massey second-degree murder conviction

Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy who killed Sonya Massey, is set to be sentenced on Thursday on his second-degree murder conviction in the 2024 shooting that generated national outrage, protests and calls for changes to police hiring practices.

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