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Ex-deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey dies in prison, lawyer says
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What happenedA former Illinois sheriff's deputy has died while serving a 20-year prison sentence for the killing of Sonya Massey, which was a flashpoint over police use of force.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Ex-deputy Sean Grayson dies months into 20-year sentence for killing Sonya Massey". The center frames it as "Sonya Massey's killer Sean Grayson dies in US prison".
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9 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftEx-deputy Sean Grayson dies months into 20-year sentence for killing Sonya Massey
TheGrio · Left · News report
CenterEx-deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey dies in prison, lawyer says
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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Ex-deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey dies in prison, lawyer says
A former Illinois sheriff's deputy has died while serving a 20-year prison sentence for the killing of Sonya Massey, which was a flashpoint over police use of force.
Sean Grayson, former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says
Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday.
Sean Grayson, former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says
Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday.
Sean Grayson, former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says
Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday.
Sean Grayson, former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says
Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday.
Sean Grayson, former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says
Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff's deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday.
