One year after Sonya Massey was killed by deputy, is police reform taking shape in Springfield?
Santita Jackson sings at a rally to remember Sonya Massey. Andrew Campbell/Capitol News Illinois
It’s been one year since a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy shot and killed Sonya Massey in her home just outside Springfield. Massey was 36-year-old mother of two and she was Black. The killing sparked protests locally and became national news.
In the aftermath, the officer, Sean Grayson, was charged with first-degree murder in Massey's killing. The family of Sonya Massey received a $10 million settlement, and the Massey Commission, and a U.S. Department of Justice Investigation, took form to hold accountability and justice.
The trial for Sean Grayson begins in October. So what’s changed since then, what hasn’t, and where do we go from here? The co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Springfield and a member of the Massey Commission joins the program.
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Sunshine Clemons
Co-Founder, Black Lives Matter Springfield