"The murder trial of an Illinois sheriff's deputy charged with killing Sonya Massey, a Black woman shot in her home last year after calling police for help, is set to begin Monday. Sean Grayson, 31, responding to a call about a suspected prowler, fired on the 36-year-old Massey in her Springfield home early on July 6, 2024, after confronting her about how she was handling a pan of hot water Grayson had ordered removed from her stove."
"After Grayson and another deputy checked the area around Massey's house, body camera video shows Grayson knocked on her door to report they had found nothing suspicious. He entered the house to obtain details for a report, noticed a pan on the stove and ordered its removal. Massey picked it up. She laughingly asked Grayson why he was backing away; he said he was trying to avoid the "hot, steaming water." Massey responded, "I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.""
"In addition to first-degree murder, Grayson is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct. He has pleaded not guilty. Widespread attention on Grayson's shooting of Massey prompted Sangamon County Circuit Judge Ryan Cadagin to move the trial from Springfield, 200 miles (322 kilometers) southwest of Chicago. Jurors will instead come from Peoria and surrounding areas, an hour's drive north, and will hear the case in their local courthouse."
Sean Grayson, 31, is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct after shooting 36-year-old Sonya Massey in her Springfield home on July 6, 2024. Grayson responded to a call about a suspected prowler, entered Massey's home to take a report, noticed a pan on the stove and ordered its removal. Body camera footage shows Massey picked up the pan, laughed, and spoke; Grayson shot her. The trial was moved from Springfield to reduce local publicity, with jurors drawn from Peoria. Grayson has pleaded not guilty and faces 45 years to life if convicted.
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