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irisblue

(37,915 posts)
Wed Oct 29, 2025, 08:16 PM Oct 2025

Sonya Masseys' murderer was convicted of second degree murder, he is a white cop& she was a Black woman

Murder of Sonya Massey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Sonya_Massey

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sean-grayson-found-guilty-murder-death-sonya-massey-rcna240223

Title-https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sean-grayson-found-guilty-murder-death-sonya-massey-rcna240223


snip-"Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy, was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder in the 2024 death of Sonya Massey, a Black mother of two who had called 911 about a possible prowler.

Grayson was charged with first-degree murder, but jury instructions included the option to convict him of the lesser charge of seconGrayson faces four to 20 years in prison for second-degree murder. Under state law, he would most likely be eligible to get day-for-day credit for good behavior in prison, meaning he could end up serving only half his sentence.

Massey's father, James Wilburn, said he hopes the judge gives Grayson the maximum sentence.d-degree murder.
“He showed no remorse. He was so cocky throughout this whole trial,” until he was convicted, Wilburn said. “Yeah, that knocked the smirk off.”


More there.


He shot her in her face


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