{"id":95581,"date":"2026-08-23T23:26:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T23:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/sean-grayson-former-sangamon-county-deputy-convicted-in-killing-of-sonya-massey-dies-in-prison-attorney-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T23:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T23:26:42","slug":"sean-grayson-former-sangamon-county-deputy-convicted-in-killing-of-sonya-massey-dies-in-prison-attorney-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/sean-grayson-former-sangamon-county-deputy-convicted-in-killing-of-sonya-massey-dies-in-prison-attorney-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Grayson, former Sangamon County deputy convicted in killing of Sonya Massey, dies in prison, attorney says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County Sheriff&#8217;s deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey in her home in 2024, died on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Daniel L. Fultz, who served as Grayson&#8217;s attorney, confirmed the news on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Grayson had been battling Stage 4 colon cancer, for which he was undergoing treatment. It is unclear if that was the cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>Grayson, 32, was found guilty last October of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/sean-grayson-trial-sonya-massey-shooting-verdict\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">second-degree murder for the shooting<\/a>\u00a0of Sonya Massey and was serving a 20-year sentence in the Illinois Department of Corrections, which was to be followed by two years of mandatory supervised release.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Illinois Prisoner Review Board rejected Grayson&#8217;s medical release request and ordered him to remain in prison, despite the application citing advanced colon cancer.  <\/p>\n<p>CBS News Chicago has reached out to the Department of Corrections, but has yet to hear back.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What happened in the Sonya Massey shooting?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In July 2024, 36-year-old Massey called police for help for a possible prowler outside her home. Grayson, along with another officer, responded to her home and spoke with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While inside the home,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sean-grayson-sonya-massey-shooting-illinois-disciplinary-record\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Grayson<\/a>\u00a0said Massey began acting erratically and saying that she rebuked him &#8220;in the name of Jesus&#8221; while walking towards a pot of water on her stove.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bodycam video from Grayson&#8217;s partner captured the moment he shot Massey, who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/sonya-massey-autopsy-shooting-sheriffs-deputy-springfield-sangamon-county\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">died of a gunshot wound<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Grayson&#8217;s body camera was not activated for most of the call, only turning on shortly after he pulled his weapon.<\/p>\n<p>In the bodycam video, while Massey is holding the pot of water, Grayson is heard saying: &#8220;You&#8217;d better f***ing not. I swear to God, I&#8217;ll f***ing shoot you right in your f***ing face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He then raises his gun and yells at Massey to &#8220;drop the f***ing pot!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Massey apologizes and ducks for cover, at which point Grayson shot her, according to prosecutors. Three shots are heard in the video.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/chicago\/news\/sean-grayson-trial-sonya-massey-shooting-former-partner-testify\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Grayson&#8217;s former partner, Dawson Farley<\/a><\/span>\u00a0testified during the trial that he was not afraid of Massey during the call, but instead feared Grayson. Farley told the jury that, while he was confused after Massey said &#8220;I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,&#8221; he never perceived that as a threat. 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