Family of Sonya Massey, Black woman shot in home by sheriff’s deputy, accepts $10m settlement
The Sangamon County Board approved the settlement Tuesday night, allowing taxpayers to avoid a drawn-out and likely traumatic lawsuit over the summertime shooting by former deputy Sean Grayson.
Sangamon County reaches $10 million settlement with family of woman shot by deputy
Sangamon County officials have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old woman who was fatally shot in her home last summer by a sheriff's deputy responding to her call for help.
Family of woman killed by deputy settles for $10M with Illinois county
Attorneys for the family of Sonya Massey announced they reached a $10 million settlement in the wrongful death case against Sangamon County and the sheriff’s office.
Sangamon County settles for $10 million with family of Sonya Massey in fatal shooting case
Sangamon County, Illinois, has reached a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot in her home last
Family of Black woman killed by Illinois police to get $10 million in settlement
The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in Illinois in July 2024, will receive $10 million as part of a settlement with officials from Sangamon County, the attorney representing the family said on Wednesday.
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.
Family of Sonya Massey reacts to settlement over deadly Illinois police shooting
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump told reporters the settlement, approved Tuesday night by the Sangamon County Board, is poignant.
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.
Massey family says settlement is just the start in fight for justice
It's been seven months since Sonya Massey was killed in her home by then-Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson.
Family of Sonya Massey, Black woman shot in face by police, to get $10M settlement
The Sangamon County Board unanimously agreed to a $10 million out-of-court mediated settlement with the estate of Sonya Massey. Massey was fatally shot in her home by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy after she called 911 to report a possible intruder to her home in an unincorporated neighborhood of Springfield,
Sangamon County, Illinois Board approves settlement with Sonya Massey's family over police shooting
Massey, 36, was shot and killed by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy in her home near Springfield on July 6, 2024.
Illinois County to Pay $10 Million After Fatal Shooting of Black Woman
A Sangamon County deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey, 36, last year, after she called to report a prowler outside her home in ...
County board OKs $10M Massey settlement; critics say it was 'woefully inadequate'
Sontae Massey, a cousin to Sonya Massey, who was fatally shot in her home by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy, said he was ...
Lawyers for Sonya Massey’s family say $10M settlement ‘first step;' await trial, legislative changes
County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her home last summer by a sheriff’s deputy ...