In the weeks since Sonya Massey’s tragic slaying at the hands of an Illinois cop, new details have surfaced about another police killing in the same state that claimed the life of a 4-year-old boy purported to be her younger cousin.
Sean Grayson pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, and official misconduct he faces in connection with Massey’s death.
Bodycam footage was released last week showing the former sheriff’s deputy shooting an unarmed Massey, who was seen cowering in fear for her life before the fatal shots were fired in her Springfield home.
Just four months before Massey’s untimely death, a four-year-old child named Terrell Miller was fatally shot by a police officer in western Illinois. Several social media posts began circulating that drew comparisons between the deaths of Massey and Miller. Some posts even alleged both victims were related.
Terrell was killed at his home on March 16 in the town of Macomb, which is just 84 miles away from Springfield.
Police were called to his mother’s apartment that night to respond to reports of a domestic dispute that escalated into a hostage situation. Bodycam footage shows two responding officers breaking down the door to the apartment after hearing screams and cries for help from the apartment. That’s where they discovered Terrell’s mother, Keianna Miller, with multiple stab wounds.
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