By Rich McKay

(Reuters) -An Illinois jury deliberated for a second day on Wednesday in the trial of a former sheriff’s deputy charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black woman in her home after she called 911 to report a prowler.

Sean Grayson, 31, was dismissed from his job with the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office and charged with three counts of first-degree murder after firing three shots at Sonya Massey, 36, in her Springfield home in July 2024, according to the indictment. Grayson, who is white and pleaded not guilty, also faces charges of aggravated battery and official misconduct.

The shooting, which the victim’s family likened to other high-profile cases in which law enforcement has used excessive force on Black Americans, has garnered national att

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