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U.S. Opens Investigation Into Killing of Sonya Massey
The Justice Department notified Sangamon County, Ill., that it had opened a civil rights investigation after reports about the shooting raised “serious concerns.”
Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after killing of Sonya Massey
The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter Thursday to the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office.
U.S. Department Of Justice Demands Police Records On Sonya Massey’s Killing
The U.S. Justice department has ordered that the records of Sonya Massey's killing be turned over by an Illinois sheriff's office.
US Department of Justice is investigating deadly Illinois police shooting of Sonya Massey
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the deadly police shooting of a Black woman that happened at her downstate Illinois home back in July.
Department of Justice demand sheriff's records in Sonya Massey killing
At the time of the fatal shooting, the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office was led by then-Sheriff Jack Campbell, who retired in August and was replaced by Crouch.
Justice Department confirms investigation of Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office after Sonya Massey’s death
Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson holds his weapon while speaking to Sonya Massey in her home on July 6. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder after responding to a call from Massey about a suspected intruder at her home.
DOJ opens investigation into fatal Sonya Massey shooting
The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the killing of Sonya Massey, a Black woman shot by a white police officer in July after calling to report a prowler outside her home. In a letter to Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office,
Justice Department Opens Inquiry in Sonya Massey Death
The Justice Department is opening a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of an Illinois woman inside her own home by a sheriff's deputy. Sonya Massey, 36, was killed by former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson in July amid an exchange over a pot of boiling water.
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Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department investigated by DOJ
Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department investigated by DOJ following the controversial and fatal Sonya Massey shooting ...
As feds investigate Sonya Massey’s death, her community calls for change
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into Massey’s fatal shooting by a sheriff’s deputy inside ...
DOJ opens civil rights investigation of Illinois sheriff’s office after shooting of Sonya Massey
The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office four months ...
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Sean Grayson, who killed Sonya Massey, committed misconduct at prior jobs. Another one of his cases just got dropped
The killing of Sonya Massey by Sean Grayson, who moved on from Logan County in 2023 to become a Sangamon County Sheriff’s ...
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Sangamon County target of DOJ civil rights investigation
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office is under investigation by the U. S. Department of Justice for civil rights violations, but the probe may go beyond the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey.
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DOJ opens civil rights probe of Illinois sheriff's office after death of Sonya Massey
A scathing Justice Department letter dated Thursday to Sangamon County Sheriff Paula Crouch and other county officials ...