Sonya Massey

The Massey Community Action Network (MCAN) said it will work to ensure implementation of the commission’s calls to action “through education, organizing, advocacy, collaboration, and sustained civic engagement.”

Grayson has served less than six months of a 20-year sentence for the murder of Sonya Massey

The proposed 0.5% sales tax increase would fund the new board. The effort came about in the aftermath of Sonya Massey's murder.

Sean Grayson’s medical needs prompt request to delay hearing

For Massey’s family, the verdict is a small measure of accountability, but they say the loss of their loved one remains irreplaceable.

"If we allow this moment to stand alone, if we treat it as closure, we almost guarantee repetition," the commission stressed in a statement.

In a police brutality case that drew national attention, Sean Grayson fatally shot the Black Springfield area woman in her home in 2024 after she had called 911 to investigate a possible prowler. His second-degree murder conviction carried a maximum sentence of 20 years.

The sentence is the maximum allowed for second-degree murder.

Defense says judge should have barred video of minutes following Sonya Massey’s shooting

Grayson was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey.