SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Former Deputy Sean Grayson has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of Sonya Massey, a Black woman he shot in her home in 2024. A second-degree murder conviction carries a sentence of 4 to 20 years. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 29 at 9 a.m. in Sangamon County.

The jury began deliberations Tuesday in the trial of former Sangamon County, Illinois, deputy Sean Grayson, accused of shooting and killing Sonya Massey in her home.

Former downstate police officer Sean Grayson told the jury that Massey's vow to "rebuke him in the name of Jesus" led him to shoot her. His testimony drew scoffs from Massey's mother.

The final meeting included more than 20 calls to action the commission hopes to see happen locally and at the state level.