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Ex-officer guilty of murder of Sonya Massey after she reported suspected intruder
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr01eepvrqoShould have been a first degree conviction, he shot her in her face
snip-"A former Illinois sheriff's deputy has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death last year of a householder who had reported a suspected intruder.
Mother-of-two Sonya Massey, 36, was fatally shot on 6 July 2024 at her home near Springfield, Illinois, after calling 911 about a possible prowler.
Ex-officer Sean Grayson, 31, said he opened fire because he thought Massey was about to throw a pot of boiling water on him.
He was charged with first-degree murder, but the jury was allowed to convict him of the lesser charge of second-degree murder. Grayson faces up to 20 years in prison.
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