Sheriff criticized for handling of death of Sonya Massey to retire
Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell made the announcement nearly a month after Massey was killed and weeks of calls for his resignation.
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Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell made the announcement nearly a month after Massey was killed and weeks of calls for his resignation.
The governor said Sheriff Jack Campbell "failed to explain how he ended up hiring this deputy sheriff" who shot and killed Massey.
Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell described the deputy as "a rogue individual that acted outside the scope of his authority."
There are many questions about why Sean Grayson, now charged with murder in the shooting that killed Sonya Massey, was hired in the first place after multiple misconduct complaints.
The Rev. Al Sharpton joined Massey's family at the New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church on Chicago's West Side Tuesday evening. Jermont Terry reports.
Sheriff Jack Campbell said his department did not do their jobs the night Massey was shot and killed by Grayson.
Sheriff Jack Campbell said his department did not do their jobs the night Massey was shot and killed by Deputy Sean Grayson. Charlie De Mar reports from Springfield.
Charlie De Mar reports Sonya Massey's friends and neighbors, along with community leaders, are meeting with the Department of Justice in Springfield, but significant questions remain.
Former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson has been charged with first-degree murder in Massey's death.
The sheriff's deputy who killed Massey is now charged with the woman's murder.
Now-former Sangamon County, Illinois Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson has been charged with murder in the shooting that killed Sonya Massey earlier this month. Tara Molina reports.
Sonya Massey was shot and killed by Sangamon County, Illinois Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson after deputies she called deputies to her house and a tense moment erupted involving a pot of water on the stove. Tara Molina reports.
Sonya Massey was shot and killed after a 911 call to the Sangamon County, Illinois Sheriff's office, and former Deputy Sean Grayson has now been charged with murder. Dave Savini talked with police training expert Craig Futterman about what the video showed.
Now-former Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson has been fired and charged with murder after the shooting earlier this month. Lauren Victory reports.
Attorney Craig Futterman, founder of the Civil Rights and Police Accountability Project at the University of Chicago, reviewed the fatal moments as documented on the bodycam video of the police shooting that killed Sonya Massey in Springfield. Dave Savini reports.
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