My heart is heavy today. This is my daughter’s birthday,” said Sonya Massey’s father in a press conference Wednesday.

The Sangamon County Board approved the settlement Tuesday night, allowing taxpayers to avoid a drawn-out and likely traumatic ...

The family of Sonya Massey has agreed to a $10 million settlement with the county officials of Springfield, Illinois ...

The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in Illinois in July 2024, will receive $10 million ...

A Sangamon County deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey, 36, last year, after she called to report a prowler outside her home in ...

According to county administrator Brian McFadden, this is the largest settlement in the county’s history. The funds will come ...

The family of Sonya Massey has agreed to a $10 million settlement with Sangamon County, Ill., a year after the 36-year-old ...

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump told reporters the settlement, approved Tuesday night by the Sangamon County Board, is ...

Hours later, at 12.49am on July 6 last year, Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson and another officer were greeted at the door of Massey’s home. She had called for help, claiming there were ...

Massey, 36, was shot and killed by Sean Grayson, a former sheriff’s deputy, in her own home on July 6, 2024, after calling 911 to report a potential intruder. Her death led to protests around ...

An Alabama woman who said she was raped by rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 has withdrawn her civil ...

The Sangamon County Board approved the settlement Tuesday night, allowing taxpayers to avoid a drawn-out and likely traumatic lawsuit over the summertime shooting by former deputy Sean Grayson.