A former policeman has been found guilty of second-degree murder after the fatal shooting of a woman in the US.

Sonya Massey, 36, died after she had called the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office about a suspected intruder outside her home in Springfield on 6 July 2024.

Sean Grayson shot Ms Massey after confronting her about how she was handling a pot of hot water from a stove.

Grayson and his lawyers argued he feared Ms Massey would scald him with the water.

The 31-year-old was found guilty by an Illinois jury and could be sentenced to four to 20 years in prison.

Image: Sean Grayson. Pic: Macon County Jail via AP

Jurors did not, however, convict Grayson for the first-degree murder charge prosecutors were seeking, which carries a 45-year sentence.

Instead, he was convicted of sec

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