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Sean Grayson, officer charged in Sonya Massey shooting, had disciplinary record

July 26, 2024
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This undated photo provided by the family's lawyers in July 2024 shows Sonya Massey of Springfield, Illinois. Prosecutors have charged Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson with murdering Massey while responding to an emergency call at her home July 6, 2024, saying in court records that he shot her in the face during a tense moment over a pot of water in her home. Photo courtesy Ben Crump Law via The Associated Press

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Records show deputy charged in Sonya Massey’s fatal shooting worked for 6 agencies in 4 years

July 24, 2024
By The Associated Press
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July 18, 2024
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Pro football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis on being handcuffed and removed from a United Flight: ‘I felt powerless’

July 17, 2024
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A young boy stops as he passes a makeshift memorial for Eric Garner, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, in the Staten Island borough of New York. Wednesday, July 17, 2024 marks 10 years since the chokehold death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York City police officers who were trying to arrest him for selling loose cigarettes. Photo credit: Julie Jacobson, The Associated Press

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‘I can’t breathe’: Eric Garner remembered on 10th anniversary of his chokehold death

July 17, 2024
By The Associated Press
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DeAsia Harmon speaks at the funeral for her husband, D'Vontaye Mitchell, on Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mitchell died June 30 after an incident in front of a hotel. Photo credit: Morry Gash, The Associated Press

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Family vows during funeral to push for charges after Black man pinned to ground outside hotel

July 11, 2024
By Corey Williams
The Associated Press

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