The deputy, Sean Grayson, has since been fired. A review of the investigation did not find the use of deadly force “justified.”
A grand jury in Illinois charged a sheriff’s deputy with murder on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a 36-year-old woman who called the police over concerns about a prowler.
Sean Grayson, a sheriff’s deputy with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office in Springfield, Ill., faces three counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct in the death of the woman, Sonya Massey, according to a news release from the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office.
The case was first evaluated under Illinois law for the use of deadly force, the office said. “A review of the Illinois State Police investigation, including the body-worn camera footage, does not support a finding that Deputy Sean Grayson was justified in his use of deadly force,” John Milhiser, the Sangamon County state’s attorney, said in the statement.
Mr. Grayson has since been fired from the sheriff’s office, Sheriff Jack Campbell said in a statement posted to the agency’s Facebook page.
“It is clear that the deputy did not act as trained or in accordance with our standards,” Sheriff Campbell said.
The shooting that led to the charges occurred on July 6, when Mr. Grayson and another deputy were sent to Ms. Massey’s home in Springfield at around 12:50 a.m., after Ms. Massey called 911 to report “a prowler,” according to officials’ statements.
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