# Sean Grayson, former deputy convicted of fatally shooting Sonya Massey, dies in prison

https://mins.news/en/video/30745

- NBC News, 2026-08-24 16:02 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0OBcM54Ics

> Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy convicted of fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home in 2024, has died in prison after battling colon cancer.

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