PEORIA, Ill. (WCIA) -- The trial for Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County deputy accused of killing 36-year-old Sonya Massey, starts Monday.

It's been one year and three months since Massey called 911 to report that she believed someone was trying to break into her home. Grayson was one of two deputies that responded to the call at 12:50 a.m. on July 6, 2024.

At 1:21 a.m., Grayson reported that shots had been fired and by 1:47 a.m., just one hour after calling 911, Massey was pronounced dead.

Neither the prosecution nor the defense is disputing that Grayson was the one who shot Massey. The prosecution will likely argue Grayson’s use of force was unjustified and Massey posed little or no threat. The defense will likely say that Grayson feared for his life and was acting in self defen

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