Guilty verdict in Sonya Massey shooting death
A jury found former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder for the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey. Jericka Duncan reports.
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A jury found former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder for the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey. Jericka Duncan reports.
Former Illinois sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey. CBS News' Jericka Duncan and Anna Schecter have the latest.
A jury on Wednesday found former Illinois sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey. Anna Schecter, Jessica Levinson and Jericka Duncan have more.
Jurors began deliberating late Tuesday morning in the murder trial for former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey.
The former Illinois sheriff deputy charged with the first-degree murder of 36-year old Sonya Massey took the stand in his own defense. Sean Grayson told jurors he feared for his life when he fatally shot Massey in her own home. Jericka Duncan reports.
Former Illinois sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson took the stand in his murder trial over the shooting of Sonya Massey on Monday. CBS News' Anna Schecter has the details.
The trial against the former sheriff's deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey continues. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
Testimony has begun in the murder trial of former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson, who shot and killed Sonya Massey in her home last year after she had called 911 for help. Anna Schecter reports.
Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of a former Illinois sheriff's deputy who killed Sonya Massey in July 2024. Sean Grayson says he acted in self-defense. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more.
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