SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (CNN) – A $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey was unanimously approved Tuesday by officials in an Illinois county.
Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, was fatally shot by law enforcement in her home last July after she called 911 about a possible prowler.
While responding to her call, Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson shot Massey following a dispute involving a pot of hot water in her kitchen.
Grayson was fired and charged with first-degree murder. He remains in jail and has pleaded not guilty.
Massey’s family has said she struggled with mental health issues, and dispatch records showed the sheriff’s office had been told she was experiencing a mental health crisis.
The settlement agreement was reached last week through mediation between Massey’s family and Sangamon County officials.
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