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Illinois Senate approves bills, including one regarding police hiring, in response to Sonya Massey killing
Illinois Senate passes bills regarding police hiring and recalling Sangamon County elected officials in response to Sonya ...
The trial of an ex-deputy who shot an unarmed Black woman in her home is moved to another city
The murder trial of a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey, an unarmed black woman, in her ...
Trial for former sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson for murder of Sonya Massey moved out of Sangamon County
The trial of a former sheriff's deputy for first-degree murder in the killing of Sonya Massey will be moved out of Sangamon ...
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Sonya Massey's dad calls police shooting that killed daughter "heart-wrenching"
The father of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy in Springfield, Illinois, is speaking out about his daughter's death and the transparency of the ...
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Illinois Senate OKs police hiring reform, Sangamon County recall in response to Sonya Massey’s death
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office came under intense scrutiny after an unarmed Black woman was shot and killed by a deputy ...
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Trial of Sean Grayson, ex-deputy at Sangamon County Sheriff's Office, moved to Peoria
Grayson appeared in court Tuesday wearing a striped jail uniform and didn’t face the audience, which was packed with Massey’s ...
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Bodycam footage shows fatal shooting of unarmed African American woman
A police officer fired three shots with one of the bullets hitting 36-year-old Sonja Massey in the face. The officer started shooting following a verbal exchange about a pot of water on her stove.
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Senate OKs police hiring reform, Sangamon County recall in response to Sonya Massey’s death
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office came under intense scrutiny after an unarmed Black woman was shot and killed by a deputy ...