Ben Crump Touts Multi-Million Dollar Settlement In Sonya Massey Shooting Case
According to county administrator Brian McFadden, this is the largest settlement in the county’s history. The funds will come from a settlement fund and other county reserves. Romanucci noted that the money would go to Massey’s two children, with a court deciding how attorneys would be compensated.
$10 million settlement in Sonya Massey shooting case gets final approval
Officials in Sangamon County, Illinois, agreed to a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman killed by a sheriff's deputy.
Family of Sonya Massey reacts to settlement over deadly Illinois police shooting
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump told reporters the settlement, approved Tuesday night by the Sangamon County Board, is poignant.
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.
Sonya Massey Attorneys Detail $10M Settlement as Fatal Shooting Spurs State Bills on Police Hiring
In the early morning hours of July 6, Massey called 911 to report a prowler outside her home, setting in motion events that left Massey dying on her kitchen floor and former Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson facing charges of first-degree murder.
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.
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Family of a Woman Killed in Her Home by a Sheriff’s Deputy Wins $10M Settlement
My heart is heavy today. This is my daughter’s birthday,” said Sonya Massey’s father in a press conference Wednesday.
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Elderly Missouri man pleads guilty to second-degree assault in shooting of Black teen
LIBERTY, Mo. (CN) — Andrew Lester, who shot a Black teenager who mistakenly knocked on the door of his north Kansas City home in April 2023, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, a Class D felony, ...
Family of man killed in Titusville officer-involved shooting hire well-known civil rights attorney
A Titusville neighborhood near the corner of Robbins Avenue and Pine Street is still recovering after a police-involved ...
Illinois County to Pay $10 Million After Fatal Shooting of Black Woman
A Sangamon County deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey, 36, last year, after she called to report a prowler outside her home in ...
Missouri man who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl to plead guilty
An elderly Missouri man who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl after he mistakenly went to the man’s front door will plead guilty in ...