Former Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson has been convicted of second-degree murder for the death of Sonya Massey, a Black mother who was fatally shot after she called 911 to report a possible intruder at her home.

Ex-Illinois sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson has been convicted of second-degree murder after he fatally shot a Black woman in her home after she called 911 for help last year. Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old single mother of two teenagers,

The 12 jurors deliberating in the Sean Grayson trial have been sent home to resume Wednesday morning, after more than 6 1/2 hours of deliberations, to decide whether he is guilty of murder.