Body camera video focused national attention on an Illinois deputy's fatal shooting of Sonya Massey

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A riveted nation watched video released this week of a sheriff's deputy fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who called 911 for assistance, in her Illinois home.

Sean Grayson, 14 months into his career as a deputy sheriff for Sangamon County in the center of the state, is charged with murder in Massey's death, the latest example of law enforcement officers shooting Black people in their homes across the country.

Here's what we know about the shooting and the former deputy now facing years in prison if convicted.

What happened that day?

At 12:50 a.m....

 

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