20-year sentence for US deputy who killed Black woman in her home - Jamaica Observer

A former Illinois sheriff's deputy was sentenced to 20 years for the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black mother who called 911 about a possible intruder. A jury convicted Sean Grayson, 31, of second-degree murder, and a judge imposed the maximum term. Body-camera video showed Grayson cursing, threatening to shoot as Massey held a pot of boiling water, then firing three times, killing her with a shot to the face. The case drew national attention and calls for police reform; Biden said she should be alive. Massey’s estate later received a 10 million settlement.