Illinois sheriff whose deputy shot Sonya Massey says it will take rest of his career to regain trust

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois sheriff whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home after she called 911 for help said Thursday that it will take the rest of his professional life to rebuild trust in the agency. In an interview with The Associated Press, Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell said he was “horrified” by body camera video showing former sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson shoot Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, in her home on July 6. “I will not abandon the sheriff’s office at this most critical moment,” Campbell said. Campbell said he knew of no complaints about Grayson from his previous jobs, including a disciplinary brush in the Logan County Sheriff’s Office in which he disobeyed an order to halt a high-speed chase.