$10 million settlement in Sonya Massey shooting case gets final approval

Officials in Sangamon County, Illinois, agreed to a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman killed by a sheriff's deputy.

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Illinois County to Pay $10 Million After Fatal Shooting of Black Woman

A Sangamon County deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey, 36, last year, after she called to report a prowler outside her home in Springfield, Ill. The former deputy has been charged with murder.
The New York Times - 5h
Family of Sonya Massey, killed by police in her home, receive $10m settlement

An officer of Sangamon county, Illinois, is charged with first-degree murder for fatally shooting Massey . The family of Sonya Massey and officials from Sangamon county, Illinois, reached a ...
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Family of Sonya Massey agrees to $10M settlement over fatal shooting

The family of Sonya Massey has agreed to a $10 million settlement with Sangamon County, Ill., a year after the 36-year-old Black woman was shot and killed by police officers in her own home. ...
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Sonya Massey's family reaches $10M settlement over fatal shooting

Sonya Massey’s family has reached a $10 million settlement more than six months after she was shot and killed in her Illinois home by a deputy.
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Sonya Massey's family reaches $10 million settlement with Sangamon County

Massey was shot and killed in her home near Springfield last July. Former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson is charged with her murder.
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Illinois County reaches $10 million settlement over fatal police shooting

Officials in Sangamon County, Illinois, reached a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey on Friday. The 36-year-old woman was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy in her home last ...
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