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Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey says it will take rest of his career to regain trust

Headline from The Republic, on the newest of 3 developments

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help said Thursday that it will take the rest of his professional life to rebuild trust in the agency.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Sonya Massey, shot by Illinois sheriff

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Illinois sheriff says his department 'failed' Sonya Massey, woman shot to death by deputy

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

  3. Newest

    Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey says it will take rest of his career to regain trust

    Headline from The Republic ·

5 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Records reveal new details of work history of deputy who killed Sonya Massey (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Personnel files from a sheriff's department that recently employed the deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey revealed new details about his work history before he arrived in Sangamon County, Illinois.

  2. CBS News

    Sonya Massey, shot by Illinois sheriff (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson has been charged with first-degree murder in Massey's death.

  3. ABC 7 Chicago

    Illinois sheriff says his department 'failed' Sonya Massey, woman shot to death by deputy (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    What happened to Sonya Massey? Then-Deputy Sangamon County Sean Grayson has been charged with killing her in a Springfield, Illinois police shooting.

  4. Local News 8

    ‘We failed Sonya,’ Illinois sheriff says about fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Amanda Musa and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two weeks after one of his former deputies was charged with murder in the death of a Black woman who’d called 911 for help, an Illinois sheriff on Monday publicly acknowledged his office failed the slain Springfield-area resident.

  5. NPR

    Illinois community is reeling following the killing of 36-year-old Sonya Massey (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Justice Department officials met with law enforcement and residents of Springfield, Ill., after the death of Sonya Massey, who was shot by a sheriff's deputy after calling 911 for help.

  6. Local News 8

    Recording shows deputy who killed Sonya Massey was admonished for inaccurate traffic stop report at previous job (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Dakin Andone, Chris Boyette and Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — Newly released audio recordings show the former Sangamon County, Illinois, sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey was previously reprimanded at another agency for filing an inaccurate report about a traffic stop and pursuit.

  7. NBC News

    Deputy who killed Sonya Massey drew concerns over his aggression and integrity issues in previous jobs (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The fired deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in Illinois had been reprimanded in a previous job over inaccuracies in his police reports, failure to follow orders from a senior leader and a perceived lack of integrity, according to a disciplinary file.

  8. Bangor Daily News

    Illinois sheriff, whose deputy killed Sonya Massey apologizes: 'I offer up no excuses' (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey, the unarmed Black woman who called 911 for help in her Springfield home,

  9. ABC 7 New York

    'She called for help and we failed': Sheriff asks forgiveness for Sonya Massey shooting (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The sheriff for Illinois' Sangamon County Sheriff's Office said during public comments Monday night that they had "failed" Sonya Massey

  10. ABC 7 Chicago

    'She called for help and we failed': Sheriff speaks about Sonya Massey shooting (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Jack Campbell, the sheriff who employed the former deputy who killed Sonya Massey, spoke publicly for the first time in Springfield, Il on Monday n...

  11. WMUR

    ‘We failed Sonya’: Illinois sheriff says about fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Nearly two weeks after one of his former deputies was charged with murder in the death of a Black woman who’d called 911 for help, an Illinois sheriff on Monday publicly acknowledged his office failed the slain Springfield-area resident.

  12. The Republic

    Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey says it will take rest of his career to regain trust (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help said Thursday that it will take the rest of his professional life to rebuild trust in the agency.

  13. NBC News

    Illinois sheriff says deputy who killed Sonya Massey had been properly trained (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey said Thursday that blame for her killing lay with the deputy alone.

  14. NBC News

    Sonya Massey killing sparks renewed scrutiny of police hiring (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Illinois deputy sheriff who killed Sonya Massey had worked for six law enforcement agencies in four years. Observers have questioned how and why he kept getting hired.

  15. Green Field Reporter

    Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey says it will take rest of his career to regain trust - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help said Thursday that it will take the rest of his professional life to rebuild trust in the agency.

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