Sangamon County reaches $10 million settlement with family of woman shot by deputy
Sangamon County officials have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old woman who was fatally shot in her home last summer by a sheriff's deputy responding to her call for help.
Family of Black woman killed by Illinois police to get $10 million in settlement
The family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in Illinois in July 2024, will receive $10 million as part of a settlement with officials from Sangamon County, the attorney representing the family said on Wednesday.
Massey family, Sangamon County reach agreement to $10M settlement
Sangamon County has reached an agreement with the family of Sonya Massey through mediation on an out-of-court settlement. Here's what happens next.
Sonya Massey's family to speak as Sangamon County approves $10M settlement
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- The Sangamon County Board has approved a $10 million settlement for the family of Sonya Massey. Massey was shot and killed in her kitchen by a county sheriff's deputy last July.
The Family Of Sonya Massey, Killed By White Police Officer, Reaches $10M Settlement With Sangamon County
Sangamon County officials labeled the settlement as part of “ongoing efforts to address the tragic death of Sonya Massey.”
Massey family says settlement is just the start in fight for justice
It's been seven months since Sonya Massey was killed in her home by then-Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson.
Sangamon County, Illinois Board approves settlement with Sonya Massey's family over police shooting
Massey, 36, was shot and killed by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy in her home near Springfield on July 6, 2024.
Family of woman killed by deputy settles for $10M with Illinois county
Attorneys for the family of Sonya Massey announced they reached a $10 million settlement in the wrongful death case against Sangamon County and the sheriff’s office.
Lawyers for Sonya Massey’s family say $10M settlement ‘first step;' await trial, legislative changes
County officials in Springfield, Illinois, have agreed to pay $10 million to the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman shot and killed in her home last summer by a sheriff’s deputy responding to her call for help.
Family of Sonya Massey, Black woman shot in face by police, to get $10M settlement
The Sangamon County Board unanimously agreed to a $10 million out-of-court mediated settlement with the estate of Sonya Massey. Massey was fatally shot in her home by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy after she called 911 to report a possible intruder to her home in an unincorporated neighborhood of Springfield,
$10 million settlement approved in Illinois police shooting of Sonya Massey
The family of a woman fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside Springfield last year that sparked protests around the nation will receive $10 million in a settlement approved by the Sangamon County Board.
Illinois County to Pay $10 Million After Fatal Shooting of Black Woman
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