Sean Grayson, 31, was convicted in October. Grayson, who is white, received the maximum possible sentence. He has been incarcerated since he was charged in the killing.

Sean Grayson, the Illinois deputy convicted of second-degree murder in the Sonya Massey shooting, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday.

The second day of testimony has ended in the trial of ex-sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, who faces murder charges for fatally shooting a Black woman in her Illinois home after she called 911 for help.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sonya Massey, the Black woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy earlier this month, was killed by a bullet that hit ...

Sonya Massey’s mother begged police not to hurt her daughter in a newly released 911 call made one day before Sonya was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy. RadarOnline.com can reveal Sonya’s mother ...

Newly released police body camera footage shows Sonya Massey interacting with police officers 16 hours before she was fatally shot in her Illinois home on July 6, when deputies responded to her 911 ...

This story has been updated with new information. County officials in Illinois have agreed to a $10 million settlement to the family of Sonya Massey, a woman fatally shot in her home last year by a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois sheriff's deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her ...