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Sonya Massey's family reaches $10M settlement over fatal shooting

The family of Sonya Massey has settled for $10 million with the Sangamon County Board and sheriff's department after her fatal shooting by a police officer in Illinois.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump stated that the agreement is a "first step in getting full justice for Sonya Massey."
Massey was killed during a mental health crisis after deputies responded to her 911 call about a possible prowler, which her family described as a death sentence.
The US Department of Justice announced a deal with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office for remedies addressing violations of federal anti-discrimination law in the shooting.

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Chicago Tribune

$10M settlement approved in downstate police shooting of Sonya Massey

The family of a woman fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside Springfield last year that sparked protests around the nation will receive $10 million in a settlement approved by the Sangamon County Board. Sonya Massey was fatally shot July 6 by Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson during a confrontation inside her home. Grayson, who has been fired and is awaiting trial on murder charges in Massey’s killing, worked for five law enforcement agencies an…

10 days ago·Chicago, United States

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Bossip

#Justice4Sonya: Sangamon County Reaches $10 Million Settlement With Fa

While we’re still waiting to see if Sonya Massey‘s killer, ex-Sangamon County, Illinois, sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, will be brought to justice, the county now owes Massey’s family $10 million, which is still not enough to compensate them for the unimaginable pain and suffering they’re likely still experiencing seven months after the July 2024 shooting, and will continue to experience in the years to come. Source: Source: Wikipedia According …

10 days ago·Atlanta, United States

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U.S. News

Family of Black Woman Killed by Illinois Police to Get $10 Million in Settlement

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10 days ago·New York, United States

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NDTV

$10 Million Settlement For Family Of Black Woman Shot Dead By US Police

The family of a Black woman shot dead in her home by a police officer in the US state of Illinois has reached a $10 million settlement with the local sheriff's department and county board. Sonya Massey, 36, a mother of two, was killed by a sheriff's deputy last July in a case that drew national attention and prompted then-president Joe Biden to say she "should be alive today." Massey, who had received treatment in the past for mental health issu…

10 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Afram News

Sonya Massey’s Family Agrees to $10 million Settlement

[Photo: Trevor Hughes/USA Today Network] Sonya Massey’s family and Sangamon County agree to a $10 million settlement over her fatal shooting on July 6th, 2024. Massey was 36 years old and was shot and killed in her home in Springfield, Illinois by former Deputy Sean Grayson. Massey originally called 911 after she suspected someone walking around her backyard. Two Sangamon County deputies responded to the incident, but the other one is unnamed. A…

10 days ago

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Associated Press News

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Family of Sonya Massey, Black woman shot in home by sheriff's deputy, accepts $10M settlement

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman

10 days ago·United States

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