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Grayson, 32, was found guilty last October of second-degree murder for the shooting of Sonya Massey and was serving a 20-year sentence.
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Grayson, 32, was found guilty last October of second-degree murder for the shooting of Sonya Massey and was serving a 20-year sentence.
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Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday.
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Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday.
Read this reportSean Grayson, ex-deputy convicted in Sonya Massey's killing, has died in prison at 32.
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Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence.
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Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy, has died while serving a 20-year prison sentence
Read this reportSean Grayson, the former Illinois sheriff's deputy convicted in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, has died. Grayson's attorney, Daniel Fultz, tells TMZ Sean died around noon Sunday Central Time. Fultz declined to provide any additional details.…
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Sean Grayson had served about six months of his 20-year maximum sentence for second-degree murder
Read this reportGrayson was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2023, one of his attorneys said previously. It was unclear if that is what caused his death.
Read this reportA white former cop convicted of killing a Black woman in her Springfield-area home two years ago died in prison Sunday, according to his legal team. Sean Grayson was battling stage 4 rectal cancer that had spread to his liver and lungs, and had in May requested an early medical release. A three-person state panel that handles all inmate release and clemency decisions unanimously denied Grayson’s request three weeks ago. The Illinois Department of Corrections did not return immediate requests for comment on the time and manner of Grayson’s death. The 32-year-old former Sangamon County sherif...
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AIPROPX has consolidated 13 reports from 13 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Sean Grayson, former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says.” The covered outlets are based across 3 regions — US, Other, and UK.
The earliest report in this entry came from NBC Chicago (Aug 23, 2026, 22:35 UTC); the most recent came from CBS News — Top (Aug 24, 2026, 10:10 UTC).
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