Sonya Massey, Sangamon County

Sonya Massey’s family and Sangamon County agree to $10M settlement over fatal shooting
Officials in Sangamon County, Illinois, have agreed to a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey –– a Black woman who was shot and killed by law enforcement in her home last year.
Family of Sonya Massey agrees to $10M settlement over fatal shooting
The family of Sonya Massey has agreed to a $10 million settlement with Sangamon County, Ill., a year after the 36-year-old Black woman was shot and killed by police officers in her own home.
Sangamon County Board approves $10 million settlement in police shooting death of Sonya Massey
DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The family of Sonya Massey has reached a $10 million settlement agreement with Sangamon County following her death in July 2024 by a now former sheriff's deputy. According to a filing, the settlement was met this week after mediation and discussions between the county and Massey's estate.
The Family Of Sonya Massey, Killed By White Police Officer, Reaches $10M Settlement With Sangamon County
Sangamon County officials labeled the settlement as part of “ongoing efforts to address the tragic death of Sonya Massey.”
Sonya Massey’s family, Sangamon County reach $10 million settlement in fatal police shooting
The agreement is pending approval by the Sangamon County Board at its meeting Tuesday. Massey, 36, was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in her Springfield home last July.
Sangamon County Board set to vote on Sonya Massey settlement
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS — The Sangamon County Board is expected to approve a multi-million-dollar settlement. Members will vote whether to pay Sonya Massey's family $10 million. The vote comes seven months after Sangamon County Deputy, Sean Grayson, shot and killed Massey inside her home.
Massey family, Sangamon County reach agreement to $10M settlement
Sangamon County has reached an agreement with the family of Sonya Massey through mediation on an out-of-court settlement. Here's what happens next.
Sangamon County reaches $10 million settlement with Sonya Massey's family
The family of Sonya Massey, who was shot and killed by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy last year inside her home, has reached a $10 million settlement with the county.
Sonya Massey's family reaches $10M settlement over fatal shooting
Massey, 36, was killed in her Springfield, Illinois, home in July by then-Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson.
Sonya Massey's family reaches $10 million settlement with Sangamon County over fatal shooting
Massey was shot and killed in her home near Springfield last July. Former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson is charged with her murder.
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