Who is Sonya Massey, the woman fatally shot by Illinois police?

(NewsNation) — A 36-year-old Black woman, Sonya Massey, was shot dead by an Illinois sheriff’s deputy in early July after calling the police to her house for reports of a “prowler.” 

Sean Grayson, a sheriff’s deputy for Sangamon County Sheriff's Office in Springfield, Illinois, shot Massey in the early hours of July 6, soon after he and another deputy came to her home in response to the call.

Prosecutors said in court that while Grayson was in her home, he asked Massey to move a pot of hot water on her stove to prevent an accidental fire. When she did, Grayson drew his weapon on her, threatening to shoot her unless she put the pot down.

Grayson has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery wi...