By BlackPressUSA Newswire
GARLAND JOURNAL — Sean Grayson, a former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy, has died in prison at age 32. Grayson was convicted of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old mother of two, in her Springfield, Illinois, home in July 2024 after she called 911. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison in January 2026.
Sean Grayson was the former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old mother of two, inside her Springfield, Illinois home in July 2024 after she called 911 to report a possible prowler. A jury convicted him of second-degree murder, and he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in January 2026.
He had been battling stage 4 colon cancer, but his attorney confirmed he died in prison today, Sunday, August 23, 2026, around noon — his official cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
Based on reporting by Garland Journal.
