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.
$10 million settlement approved in Illinois police shooting of Sonya Massey
The family of a woman fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy outside Springfield last year that sparked protests around the nation will receive $10 million in a settlement approved by the Sangamon County Board.
Family of woman killed by deputy settles for $10M with Illinois county
Attorneys for the family of Sonya Massey announced they reached a $10 million settlement in the wrongful death case against Sangamon County and the sheriff’s office.
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.
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’s family, Sangamon County reach $10 million settlement in fatal police shooting
The agreement is pending approval by the Sangamon County Board at its meeting Tuesday. Massey, 36, was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in her Springfield home last July.
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