Lawyers for Sonya Massey’s family say $10M settlement ‘first step;’ await trial, legislative changes
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A $10 million settlement between county officials in Springfield, Illinois, and the family of Sonya Massey is the “first step in getting full justice” for the Black woman fatally shot in her home last summer by a sheriff’s deputy, lawyers said Wednesday.
WGN’s Emmy Victor reports on the story.
More on the story: https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/ap-family-of-sonya-massey-black-woman-shot-in-home-by-sheriffs-deputy-accepts-10m-settlement/