Sean Grayson, former deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says

Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3776x2118+0+0/resize/3776x2118!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2F60%2Fc97dbe7449fd8074944fa5aa583f%2Fap26212604480578.jpg' alt='FILE - In this image from body camera video released by Illinois State Police, Sonya Massey, left, talks with Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson outside her home in Springfield, Ill., July 6, 2024.'/><p>Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday while serving a 20-year prison sentence.</p><p>(Image credit: Illinois State Police)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-139734' />