They gave him the death penalty,” his sister said. The family spoke out publicly about his death on Tuesday, what would have ...

Deputy Sean Grayson was charged with murder, aggravated battery and official misconduct for the shooting of Sonya Massey on ...

A police chase that started after a motorcycle shop burglary in Sangamon County ended over 100 miles away when a suspect fell ...

(AP) — A $10 million settlement between county officials in Springfield, Illinois, and the family of Sonya Massey is the “first step in getting full justice” for the Black woman fatally shot ...

There is no national database that documents police killings in the U.S., and the report comes days after the Justice Department ... like the death of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was shot ...

Grayson was seen on police body camera video shooting and killing Sonya Massey inside ... by the U.S. Department of Justice and led to the formation of the Massey Commission in Sangamon County.

Sonya Massey’s tragic death was yet another painful ... National public outrage followed, with protests demanding justice for Sonya and accountability for Grayson. Civil rights leaders pointed ...

calling it a “first step in getting full justice for Sonya Massey.” “It is very bittersweet that on what would have been her 37th birthday, we announce this historic settlement, which is ...