At least one member of the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed a person in Northeast D.C.’s Mayfair neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, a law enforcement source told WTOP.
The shooting occurred in the 3700 block of Hayes Street NE, outside the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy in the Mayfair neighborhood.(WTOP/Scott Gelman)
The shooting occurred in the 3700 block of Hayes Street NE, outside the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy in the Mayfair neighborhood.(WTOP/Scott Gelman)
At least one member of the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed a man in Northeast D.C.’s Mayfair neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, a law enforcement source told WTOP.
The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. in the 3700 block of Hayes Street, on the eastern banks of the Anacostia River just southwest of Kenilworth. Julian Marquette Bailey, 43, was killed.
According to a U.S. Marshals spokesman, marshals responded to a call for service for a crime that was being committed. Marshals were already patrolling the area as part of President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in D.C., and were the first to respond to the reported crime scene.
“They don’t know what that crime was, but that suspect, they said, did produce a weapon and pointed it at deputies. And it was then, according to this U.S. Marshals spokesman, that a marshal shot and killed this person,” WTOP reporter Scott Gelman said from the scene. “There’s still a lot of unanswered questions.”
In a statement to WTOP, U.S. Park Police said they assisted at the location and took one person by helicopter to a hospital after the shooting.
The U.S. Marshals Service told WTOP no law enforcement personnel were injured. The Force Investigations Team of D.C. police’s Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating the shooting.
Below is a map of the area where the shooting happened:
The approximate location of a shooting involving U.S. Marshals in D.C. (Credit Google Maps)
WTOP’s Scott Gelman and Ciara Wells contributed to this report.
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A grand jury indicted Jabez Chakraborty, of Briarwood, on charges of first-degree attempted assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced on Friday.
Chakraborty — who had been on a ventilator, at one point, while hospitalized after the shooting — was arraigned before Queens Supreme Court Justice Jessica Earle-Gargan, who ordered him to return to court on March 11. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
District Attorney Katz said that, according to the charges and investigation, on Jan. 26 at approximately 10:25 a.m., a 911 call was placed by one of Chakraborty’s relatives reporting that he was throwing glass inside the family home.
When two NYPD officers arrived and were let inside, they saw Chakraborty in the kitchen, according to prosecutors and body-cam footage released earlier this month. He then grabbed a large knife and started walking toward them.
“The defendant allegedly advanced toward the officer and changed his grip on the knife to flip the blade upside down while winding his right arm back,” the district attorney’s office said.
When an officer backed up and closed a door separating the home’s foyer from the living room, Chakraborty allegedly opened the foyer door and continued toward the officer, who fired four times at him. The officer instructed Chakraborty to put the knife down at least eight times before discharging his firearm, according to prosecutors.
Chakraborty was transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he has been receiving treatment since the incident.
Jabez Chakraborty was shot at his Briarwood, Queens home on Jan. 26, after his family called 911 seeking an ambulance for their son, who they say was in emotional distress.Photo Provided by Chakraborty Family
“As alleged, the defendant tried to attack a police officer while holding a large knife, ignored repeated commands to drop the weapon, and then forcibly pushed through a door the officer was using as a shield to protect himself,” Katz said in the release.
“The officer then discharged his weapon and hit Jabez Chakraborty four times. As prosecutors, we are duty-bound to follow the facts, evidence and circumstances where they lead us, including in cases that have a mental health component. These decisions, however, must be thoughtful, deliberative and based on the expertise of mental health professionals. Dispositions can take vastly different forms, and I will use the resources of my office to address the unique needs in this case while upholding my responsibility to keep this borough safe.”
Advocates and family fume over indictment
Julie Chakraborty, the mother of Jabez, described the charges as a “nightmare” and called for DA Katz to drop the charges.
“We didn’t need police, we just needed medical transport. When we called 911 for an ambulance, we never could have imagined that we would end up here today,” she said. “Jabez and our family were safe in our home until the NYPD arrived. Now Jabez is recovering from multiple surgeries, handcuffed to a hospital bed. He has a long, difficult recovery ahead. Now, DA Katz wants to put him in prison. Hasn’t he suffered enough? Locking him up will destroy his life. All we want is for him to be able to heal.”
Chakraborty added that the ordeal has been “traumatizing” for the family, saying they had witnessed Jabez being shot “right in front of us.”
“Then the NYPD interrogated us about our immigration status, took our phones, and kept us from seeing him. Now Jabez is being unjustly charged with a crime and we are being forced to pay bail to the system that keeps hurting him,” she said. “DA Katz must have no heart at all. Why does she want to torture a young man who has already suffered so much? Our family is demanding that she drop these charges against Jabez and that he be unshackled as he recovers.”
The Legal Aid Society, which is representing Chakraborty, said he has no prior criminal convictions and was shot multiple times after his family requested medical help.
“Jabez Chakraborty, who has no prior criminal convictions, was shot multiple times by NYPD officers and is now fighting to recover,” the organization said in a statement. “His family requested an ambulance, seeking trained medical responders.”
The group said Chakraborty underwent multiple surgeries, was placed on a ventilator, and remains hospitalized. It added that he has been shackled to his bed and under constant police supervision while drifting in and out of consciousness.
In their statements, the Legal Aid Society and the Chakraborty family also alleged that officers questioned family members about their immigration status, seized their phones and passwords, and held them at a precinct for hours without clear information about Chakraborty’s condition. Police officials have not publicly responded to those claims.
“Full discovery from the District Attorney’s office is still pending and will be carefully reviewed. Like every New Yorker represented by our office, Mr. Chakraborty will receive a robust and vigorous defense,” Legal Aid said.
Gideon Oliver, Jabez’s civil attorney, said DA Katz’s “rushed, secret indictment of Jabez and request that the Court remand him are both unnecessary and unconscionable.”
“Jabez needs real help – not being locked up. We call on her to do the right thing and drop the charges,” Oliver said in a statement.
Prior to Friday’s arraignment, Mayor Mamdani said he had not spoken directly with the district attorney but expressed sympathy for the family and questioned the decision to prosecute.
“No family should have to endure this kind of pain,” Mamdani said. “What they need right now is care, dignity, and support.”
The mayor said Chakraborty “should not be prosecuted” and instead should be receiving mental health treatment.
“His handcuffs should be removed, and he should be receiving the care that he needs,” Mamdani said. “Moments like this lay bare what so many New Yorkers already know — that our city must build a mental health response rooted in prevention, compassion and crisis care.”
CHICAGO (WLS) — Two Chicago police officers involved in a deadly shooting in 2024 were found to have acted reasonably, according to the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
Incoming Target CEO Michael Fiddelke has broken his silence about recent violence in a message to employees on Monday, after a second fatal shooting in the corporation’s home base of Minneapolis over the weekend.
“We’ll have time to talk very soon about our plans to move Target forward, but right now, as someone who is raising a family here in the Twin Cities and as a leader of this hometown company, I want to acknowledge where we are,” Fiddelke said in the video, according to a transcript published by CNBC.
“The violence and loss of life in our community is incredibly painful,” he said. “I know it’s weighing heavily on many of you across the country, as it is with me.”
Fiddelke did not name Alex Pretti, who was killed by a Border Patrol officer on Saturday, or Renee Good, who was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Jan. 7.
He also did not mention President Donald Trump, ICE, or policy changes at Target. The company has been the target of protests across Minnesota after immigration officials detained two Target employees, who are U.S. citizens, during their shift in Richfield.
Clergy members in Minnesota met with outgoing CEO Brian Cornell, urging the company to call for ICE to withdraw from the state and call on Congress to end funding for ICE, according to USA Today. They also demanded that Target stand against unreasonable searches and seizures, and use its influence to ensure that the federal officer who killed Renee Good be prosecuted.
But there was no indication the company would agree to those specific measures in Monday’s message.
“We are doing everything we can to manage what’s in our control, always keeping the safety of our team and guests our top priority,” Fiddelke said.
He starts as CEO on Feb. 1 and currently serves as the company’s chief operating officer. In the video, he said he has been looking forward to starting the new role.
On Sunday, Fiddelke joined more than 60 CEOs in signing an open letter from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce that said businesses were working behind the scenes with government officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, the White House, Vice President JD Vance, and local mayors.
“With yesterday’s tragic news, we are calling for an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions,” the letter read.
Read the full transcript of Fiddelke’s video here:
Hi team.
In one week I will officially start as CEO.
We’re about to step into a new chapter for Target, and I’ve been looking forward to starting this work with you for some time, but this isn’t the first message I imagined I’d send.
We’ll have time to talk very soon about our plans to move Target forward, but right now, as someone who is raising a family here in the Twin Cities and as a leader of this hometown company, I want to acknowledge where we are.
The violence and loss of life in our community is incredibly painful.
I know it’s weighing heavily on many of you across the country, as it is with me.
What’s happening affects us not just as a company, but as people, as neighbors, friends and family members within Target.
We are doing everything we can to manage what’s in our control, always keeping the safety of our team and guests our top priority.
During my more than 20 years at Target, one of the things I’ve loved is how we are part of the communities where we operate.
Since the beginning, we’ve given 5% of our profits and millions of volunteer hours to make them strong and vibrant places to live and work.
In line with that, I’ve been meeting with a range of leaders and this weekend added my signature to a statement using our collective voice to call for calm, constructive dialogue and deescalation to reduce tension and keep people safe.
As that work continues, looking ahead to next week, I’ll spend my first days in the field listening and learning alongside our teams, and then we’ll come together for an all-team huddle to talk about how we’re moving our business forward.
Our leadership team is activated, HR is equipped, and our resources remain ready to give you the care and support you need.
Thank you for everything you do for each other, our guests, and our communities.
SAN JOSE – A suspect in a series of carjackings, robberies and shootings died after being driven over by a police vehicle and an officer was in the hospital following a dramatic police shooting Wednesday afternoon in downtown San Jose, according to authorities and a law-enforcement source.
The confrontation unfolded around 2 p.m. at the intersection of West Julian Street and Notre Dame Avenue.
In a video provided to the Bay Area News Group, a police vehicle can be seen in the middle of the intersection, lights on and traffic stopped all around it. Shots begin to ring out.
The shooting intensifies as a plain-clothed person emerges from the driver’s seat of the police vehicle and runs 30 to 40 yards before collapsing.
About three seconds after the person has fallen to the ground, a second police vehicle enters the frame at high speed and drives over the person, a split-second after they can be seen moving on the ground.
Dozens more gunshots ring out and the person can no longer be seen moving on the ground. Police then moved in on the suspect.
The officer was taken to an area hospital, the San Jose Police Department said in a social media post. An update on the officer’s condition was not immediately available.
The suspect was being pursued for a series of carjackings, armed robberies and shootings.
Check back for updates.
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Court records shed more light on the identity of the federal officer U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says shot 37-year-old Renee Good in Wednesday’s fatal encounter in south Minneapolis.
Court records obtained by WCCO verify the involvement of the officer in that incident. One document lists “Officer Ross” as the officer who sustained injuries as Munoz attempted to drive away while being apprehended. Another lists “Jonathon Ross” as a testifying witness in the court proceedings surrounding Munoz’s arrest.
CBS News confirmed that the officer who shot Good was assigned to an enforcement and removal operations special response team, known as ERO SRT. According to the DHS, ICE members in this unit receive 288 hours of annual training.
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Good was behind the wheel of her car, and city leaders said she was a legal observer of federal actions in the city and wasn’t a target for an ICE-related arrest.
The FBI is investigating the shooting. The Minnesota BCA was originally involved in the investigation, but on Thursday said the FBI had reversed course and was no longer sharing evidence with their agency.
The killing prompted hours of protests on Wednesday and Thursday, during which federal agents used chemical irritants and physical force on demonstrators. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith — all Democrats — have told ICE to leave the state in the wake of the killing.
Good was a mother of three who had recently moved to Minnesota with her partner and 6-year-old son. A memorial for Good continues to grow at the scene of her killing, and a GoFundMe for her family is nearing half a million dollars.
U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin said in a Saturday order that he dismissed the case because Carlitos Ricardo Parias was denied access to a lawyer while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention and because the government failed to provide pre-trial discovery material, including body-worn camera footage, to the defense in a timely manner. Parias also had been charged with causing injury to government property.
“In short, because the deprivation of Mr. Parias’s access to counsel during the critical period prior to his trial caused him actual and threatened prejudice, and because no other remedy could adequately cure his deprivation, the court agrees with defendant that dismissal of the indictment is warranted,” Olguin’s order said.
During the Oct. 21 traffic stop that happened shortly after Parias left his home, officials alleged Parias, known on TikTok as Richard Noticias LA or Richard LA, drove his car into law enforcement vehicles and tried to get away, the Department of Homeland Security said previously.
DHS officials also alleged Parias was an undocumented immigrant who previously escaped custody and that’s why they tried to pull him over.
During the traffic stop, federal immigration officers fired weapons, hitting Parias in the elbow, and a ricocheting bullet also hit a U.S. deputy marshal in the hand, said DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin.
Prior to his arrest, Parias posted videos and livestreams throughout Los Angeles in Spanish, often showing law enforcement responses and arrests. Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price’s office before the arrest had recognized Parias for his reporting. He also provided information about services such as food assistance programs and toy giveaways, said Jose Ugarte, Price’s chief of staff.
DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Attorney’s Office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the dismissed indictment.
According to the court order, Parias had left his home and was driving down the street when federal officers boxed his vehicle in, got out of their vehicles and surrounded his car. The federal officers tried to break the car’s windows as its wheels spun and clouds of smoke came out, the court order said.
DHS officials accused Parias of ramming his car into federal officers’ vehicles after they had surrounded him.
An officer reached into the broken front passenger window after the vehicle’s wheels stopped turning with a gun in one hand while trying to open the door with the other, according to the court order. The officer talked with Parias before shooting him in the arm, the court order said.
Parias and the deputy marshal were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening.
About a month after his arrest, he was released from the U.S. Marshals’ custody and into the custody of ICE. He was then transferred to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
Two days after Parias was brought to Adelanto, his counsel filed a declaration regarding the challenges to Parias’ access to lawyers at the facility, including the two-hour drive his lawyers had to make from Downtown Los Angeles to the detention facility and difficulty scheduling an in-person or virtual visit with their client, according to the court order.
Parias’ counsel said that, within three weeks of his first trial date, they weren’t able to schedule a legal visit with their client in the two weeks that he had been in ICE detention, according to the court order.
The defense team also requested initial discovery three days before Parias’ detention hearing on Oct. 31, asking for relevant surveillance videos and Parias’ administrative arrest warrant, among other things, according to the court order.
“Inexplicably, the government informed defense counsel that it would not produce any requested material in advance of the October 31, 2025, detention hearing,” the court order said. “In fact, the government did not produce any discovery until November 26, 2025, nearly a month after defendant made his initial discovery requests.”
The government continued to produce discovery beyond set deadlines, the court order said, including providing body-worn camera footage from the officer who shot Parias five days after the discovery cut-off.
Two people were found dead at a McKinney home Sunday afternoon where officers shot and injured a third armed man, police said.
Two people were found dead Sunday afternoon inside a McKinney home, where officers shot and injured a third person, police said.
McKinney police officers responded to a welfare check about 10 a.m. to a home in the 5300 block of Dunster Drive after family members reported not hearing from the residents for several days, police said in a news release.
Officers entered the home through the back door and found two homicide victims, Leonard Ragan, 73, and Jackie Ragan, 72 in the living room, police said.
Police said officers then entered a bedroom where they found 34-year-old Bryce Ragan with a gun. Two officers shot their weapon, striking Ragan multiple times.
Ragan was taken to a local hospital where he is reported to be in stable condition, according to police.
No officers were injured during the shooting, police said.
Police did not share further details about the relationship between the two homicide victims and the 34-year-old man. No arrests have been announced in this incident.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the McKinney Crime Tip Line at 972-547-3480 or email crimetipline@mckinneytexas.org.
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Officers began chasing a wanted suspect after a traffic stop, police said.
During the chase, the suspect’s vehicle broke down, and police saw the suspect pull “what appeared to be” a weapon, according to WFAA. Officers then shot the suspect.
Four officers were involved in the incident; none was injured, police said.
The Texas Rangers will investigate the incident, officials said on X.
More details about the shooting were not immediately available Friday evening.
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DPD Major Crimes Division Commander Matt Clark, at the Denver Police Headquarters on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, shows the metal kitchen sharpening steel that Joseph Suddreth held during the encounter with police officers.
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Denver police on Friday identified the person fatally shot by police last week after officers responded to a call of a break-in at a residence near Interstate 225.
Thirty-seven-year-old Joseph Suddreth was shot after a back-and-forth with police officers. Officers believed he was armed with a knife, but a DPD investigation so far shows that he had a metal rod in his hands.
At about 1:50 a.m., police got a call from a person who said she saw someone on her camera breaking into her shed, according to Major Crimes Division Commander Matt Clark.
Clark said that when the two officers arrived, they saw someone moving in the shed.
After they told the individual to come out, he exited with what they believed to be a knife, Clark said. DPD said Friday that Suddreth did not have a knife but instead was holding a metal kitchen sharpening steel — a metal rod about 12 inches long with a wooden handle.
Officers ordered him to drop the object, and he placed it on a brick wall next to him, Clark said. He then moved his hands toward his jacket pocket and was immediately ordered to remove his hands, but instead grabbed the metal object and walked in the direction of one of the officers, Clark said.
They then shot Suddreth multiple times, discharging 11 rounds, Clark said. Suddreth was taken to a hospital in an ambulance and pronounced dead.
DPD Chief Ron Thomas said that while it’s up to the district attorney to decide if the use of force was necessary, he feels the weapon not being a knife won’t change the investigation.
“There is reason to believe the weapon could have caused death or injury had it been used in the manner it was being threatened,” Thomas said. “I think that someone moving toward you with an object like that looks very much like a knife and actually could provide lethal results … I would expect an officer to defend himself in that situation.”
The shooting remains under investigation by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Colorado State Patrol, the DPD homicide unit and the District Attorney’s office.
Both officers involved in the shooting joined DPD in 2024, Clark said. He added that one of them has previously been involved in a shooting incident, while the other has not.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has released new information about Sunday afternoon’s shooting in Cass County that left one man dead and a deputy injured.
The sheriff’s office said deputies initially responded to a report of “shots fired” around 4:30 p.m. in Turtle Lake Township, about 14 miles south of Bemidji in rural Walker.
When they arrived, they encountered 37-year-old James Weyaus, of Onigum, walking along County Road 13.
Investigators say Weyaus ran. Cass County Deputy Kaleb Cherne gave chase, leading to an exchange of gunfire that left the deputy with a gunshot wound to the upper right thigh.
A second deputy arrived, David Donner, who saw Weyaus come out onto the roadway. Donner then fired at Weyaus, killing him. The sheriff’s office said “a 9mm handgun, a holster and multiple shell casings” were recovered at the scene.
Authorities announced on Monday that Cherne was released from a hospital in Fargo, North Dakota, and will make a full recovery.
Cherne and Donner, with respectively three and six years of law enforcement experience, are on standard critical incident leave as the investigation continues.
The sheriff’s office says body cameras recorded the deadly encounter, which the BCA is investigating.
A police officer in Akron, Ohio, is under investigation after firing more than a dozen shots at a man he thought had a gun. The city’s mayor says it appears the man was not armed. Meg Oliver has the story.
An investigation is underway after a federal agent fired their weapon during a vehicle pursuit in Northeast D.C. on Thursday, according to D.C. police.
A federal agent fired their weapon during a police pursuit Thursday in Northeast D.C., according to D.C. police.
The incident happened just across the Anacostia River on Benning Road.
A police spokesperson confirmed to WTOP in a statement that as part of the law enforcement surge by President Donald Trump’s administration, D.C. police and federal agency partners in the District worked together to initiate a traffic stop. Officials tried to pull over a driver they said committed a traffic violation at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Minnesota Avenue in Southeast.
The pursuit began at around 4:45 p.m., when the vehicle fled, police said.
Shortly after, less than 3 miles north, a federal agent involved in the pursuit fired their weapon in the 3400 block of Benning Road in Northeast.
The person authorities were chasing was taken into custody and no one was hurt, police said.
A division of D.C. police’s Internal Affairs Bureau — the Force Investigation Team — is examining the shooting, as it does with all officer-involved shootings in the District. Once the internal division wraps up its investigation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C. will independently review the case.
WTOP has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
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REDWOOD CITY – Officers fatally shot a man holding a gun Tuesday afternoon in Redwood City, police said.
In a statement, the Redwood City Police Department said officers were called to the 200 block of Hazel Avenue just after 2:30 p.m. for a report of a man who had fired a gun into the sidewalk.
Officers formed a perimeter and used a drone to find the man. A team of officers equipped with both “lethal and less-lethal options” then tried to make contact with him, police said.
“As officers attempted to communicate with the suspect, he retrieved a firearm from his person and pointed it toward the officers,” police said. “Less lethal and lethal munitions were fired.”
The man was struck by the gunfire, police said, adding that he received medical aid at the scene and was then taken to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Police identified the man as Jose Reynaldo Lombera, 48, of Redwood City. No other injuries were reported.
The officers directly involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave, as is customary in such cases, police said.
The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office, San Mateo County Coroner’s Office and Redwood City Police Department are conducting a joint investigation into the shooting.
A jury found former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson guilty of second-degree murder for the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey.
Grayson was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the 2024 deadly police shooting, and the jury was given the option of convicting him of second-degree murder. They found him not guilty on all three counts of first-degree murder.
A first-degree murder conviction could have meant up to life in prison. The conviction on second-degree murder in the state of Illinois could carry a prison sentence of anywhere from four to 20 years, but Grayson is also eligible for probation with no prison time at all. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
The jury alerted the judge that they had reached a verdict around 2 p.m. It was read at 2:28 p.m.
Grayson was stoic as the verdict was read. Afterward, he stood from the table, put his hands to be handcuffed, and was led out of the courtroom through the back door.
One of Grayson’s family members was seen crying in the courtroom when the verdict was read.
Massey’s family, by contrast, was quiet and appeared deflated or upset as the second-degree conviction was handed down. They are expected to speak after court is adjourned, but they have been vocal in their desire for justice in this case.
CBS News Chicago legal expert Irv Miller said the jury’s verdict was not particularly surprising, considering the evidence presented at trial and the fact that the judge gave the option for second degree murder in the first place.
Miller explained that by finding Grayson guilty of second-degree murder, the jury determined that as a police officer he had an unreasonable belief that he was acting in self-defense when he opened fire on Massey. In this case, Miller said, whether or not Grayson’s belief he was acting in self-defense was reasonable was pivotal; if a jury had found it was a reasonable belief, he would have been found not guilty. Since the jury found his belief was not reasonable, they found him guilty of second degree murder.
Miller said he expects whatever sentence is handed down, Grayson will be expected to serve at least 50% of it. While probation is an option, Miller said he wouldn’t expect that sentence in this case.
Attorneys Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, who represent the Massey family, issued a statement after the verdict, saying in part, “While we believe Grayson’s actions deserved a first-degree conviction, today’s verdict is still a measure of justice for Sonya Massey. Accountability has begun, and we now hope the court will impose a meaningful sentence that reflects the severity of these crimes and the life that was lost. We will continue to fight for Sonya’s family and for reforms that protect everyone from unlawful use of force.”
Crump and Romanucci also thanked the Sangamon County State’s Attorneys Office and State’s Attorney John C. Milhiser for their work on the case.
The jury deliberated for a total of about 12 hours over the course of two days before they reached their verdict. They asked several questions and to see Grayson’s previous employment and training history. They also re-watched the body camera footage after closing arguments on Tuesday.
Massey, a 36-year-old unarmed Black woman, called police for help in July 2024 for a possible prowler outside her home.
Inside the home, Grayson said Massey began acting erratically and rebuked him “in the name of Jesus” while walking towards a pot of water on her stove. Body cam video from Grayson’s partner captured the shooting; Grayson’s body camera was not activated for most the call, only turning on shortly after he pulled his weapon.
Dawson Farley, his former partner on that night, testified during the trial that he was not afraid of Massey during the call, but instead feared Grayson. Farley told the jury that, while he was confused after Massey said “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” he never perceived that as a threat. He added he only unholstered his gun because Grayson did.
Grayson took the stand in his own defense. He testified that finding broken windows on her car, her 911 call for help and waiting four minutes for her to answer the phone made him concerned someone else was inside. He also said he believed she may have been “under the influence of something” and said she appeared “scatterbrained.”
He also testified that he perceived Massey holding the pot of hot water from the stove as a threat.
Jurors began deliberating late Tuesday morning in the murder trial for former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputySean Grayson, in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Black woman who had called police for help.
The jury received the case following closing arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys.
In court on Tuesday, prosecutors held Massey’s cooking pot up for the jury and sarcastically said, “This is the dangerous pot that Sean Grayson was so afraid of.”
Prosecutors also for the second time showed unedited camera footage in court. Massey’s family was visibly emotional and upset, and a juror wiped away tears as she cried while watching the video.
In July 2024, Massey called 911 to report a prowler. Grayson was among the officers who responded.
During their interaction, Massey walked towards a pot of water on the stove. Massey told officers, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” before the officers pulled out their weapons, yelling for her to drop the pot. That’s when Grayson shot Massey.
Grayson, who faces three counts of first-degree murder, took the stand on Monday and offered his version of events. When he and his partner arrived at Massey’s home in the Springfield area on July 6, 2024, Grayson’s body-worn camera was not on.
“I should have turned it on when I saw the broken windows of the car outside,” Grayson told jurors.
Grayson said that the broken window, Massey’s call for help, and having to wait four minutes for Massey to answer the door made him concerned that someone else could have been in the house.
He also claimed, “I believed she was possibly under the influence of something,” and said that she appeared “scatterbrained.”
He said he turned his camera on as he began to question her. He testified that Massey had a pot of boiling water on the stove, and told the jury that he was scared of being hit with boiling hot water inside the pot, and when Massey said “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” he perceived that as a threat and opened fire.
“I saw the bottom of the pot was turning red, so it seemed very hot,” he said. “Then she picked up the pot and walked towards me. … I wasn’t quite sure what she was going to do.”
Grayson said Massey asked, “Where are you going?” and he responded, “Away from your hot steaming water.”
“I took it as a threat,” he said. “It raises a lot of concern for me, and I believe she’s going to throw the water. … We were trained to use force that’s going to gain compliance.”
Grayson said he was equipped with a Taser, but testified, “She was wearing layers and both prongs have to stick in for the Taser to work.”
Grayson’s attorneys during the trial called Massey the aggressor and accused her of escalating the encounter, leaving the former deputy with no other options.
During closing arguments, Grayson’s attorneys instructed the jury that this case is not a question of who shot and killed Massey—rather, it’s a question of whether or not Grayson was justified to do so under Illinois law. State prosecutors painted a picture of Grayson as a man trying to control the entire situation, but was unable to control himself and his own emotions the night he killed Massey.
CBS News Chicago legal analyst Irv Miller says the jury will have to decide if he was acting reasonably or unreasonably.
“The jury would then have to decide if he was acting reasonably in, thinking he was acting in self-defense, or whether or not that belief was unreasonable. That’s the difference between being found guilty of potentially first-degree murder and second-degree murder. If the belief was unreasonable, that will be second-degree murder,” Miller said.
Outside of the courtroom, some of Massey’s family hugged demonstrators, who have been vocal about the case. The family is expected to speak on the case upon conclusion of the trial.
SAN JOSE – Deputies with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed a man armed with a knife during a traffic stop Monday evening in San Jose, police said.
The fatal encounter unfolded just after 7:30 p.m. in the area of College Drive and Fruitdale Avenue, the San Jose Police Department said in a social media post late Monday.
The man was taken to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries, police said.
An investigation is underway into the shooting, police said, adding more details are expected to be released Tuesday.
Streets in the area of College Drive and Fruitdale Avenue remained closed late Monday.
No criminal charges will be filed against the Prince William County police officers who shot and killed a man armed with a crossbow near Potomac Mills mall this summer after a tense, hourslong standoff.
No criminal charges will be filed against the Prince William County police officers who shot and killed a man armed with a crossbow near Potomac Mills mall this summer after a tense, hourslong standoff.
The incident began during the afternoon of July 17, when officers said they tracked down 52-year-old Harrison Charles Deppe, who was wanted for brandishing a gun at strangers the day before. He later ran toward the Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge, Virginia, armed with a crossbow.
Investigators said that’s when police fatally shot him.
No one was hurt in the incident the day before, and Deppe drove off. Police then continued searching for Deppe and later learned he may have been involved in a similar confrontation on Birchdale Avenue in Dale City.
When officers finally located Deppe’s car parked on Potomac Mills Circle, they said they spent several hours trying to talk him into surrendering peacefully. But when they moved in to arrest him, police said Deppe got out of the vehicle and ran toward the mall with a crossbow in hand. Officers opened fire, killing him.
In July, the Prince William Times reported the fatal shooting took place when Deppe was about 20 yards from the entrance to Nordstrom Rack. Prince William County Police Chief Peter Newsham said during a news conference at the time that Deppe threatened officers several times during the encounter.
No officers or bystanders were injured.
According to a police statement, the criminal investigation surrounding the incident was conducted by the regional critical incident response team, which is made up of investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies in the Northern Virginia area.
Now that the officers have been cleared of criminal wrongdoing, next, the Prince William County Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards will conduct its own internal review. The department’s Use of Deadly Force Review Board will then make a final determination on whether the shooting followed department policy, the statement said.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police fatally shot a person accused of kidnapping a woman and killing two others in west Charlotte on Thursday afternoon.
Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers shot and killed a person in west Charlotte who had been accused of fatally shooting two other people and kidnapping a third.
One person was found dead at the scene and another died at after being taken to the hospital, a CMPD press release said.
Shortly thereafter, police got another call in the same area about a kidnapping and home invasion, Jennings said. CMPD said the suspect was driving a stolen vehicle.
Officers spotted the vehicle, with the suspect driving and the kidnapped woman in the passenger seat, the chief said.
Officers chased the vehicle while the suspect fired at their cars. The suspect crashed his vehicle at the intersection of Freedom Drive and West Morehead Street, got out and ran away. Officers continued the chase on foot.
“As they were running, the suspect continued to fire rounds at officers,” Jennings said. Officers fired back and hit the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene. A firearm was recovered at the scene, the news release said.
None of the officers was seriously hurt; the woman was uninjured. She was found near the scene, Jennings said.
Four officers were taken to the hospital as a precaution, the news release said.
The officers involved were placed on administrative leave, which is standard protocol after a shooting involving police. The State Bureau of Investigation will investigate the shooting, CMPD’s news release said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Jeff A. Chamer is a breaking news reporter for the Charlotte Observer. He’s lived a few places, but mainly in Michigan where he grew up. Before joining the Observer, Jeff covered K-12 and higher education at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in Massachusetts.
WELD COUNTY, Colo. — The 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) was activated Friday after Greeley police officers shot and killed a suspect in Weld County.
According to the CIRT, several Greeley police officers were trying to apprehend a suspect in the 600 block of 27th Street Road in Garden City around 4:25 p.m. The CIRT said the male suspect was wanted for misdemeanor and felony charges, but did not specify the charges.
The suspect reportedly took off, and the officers ran after him.
The officers “attempted to use less lethal impact rounds, but the suspect did not surrender,” according to the CIRT. The suspect then allegedly turned and brandished a firearm before he was shot by officers.
The suspect was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Weld County Coroner’s Office will release his identity once his next of kin is notified.
The 19th Judicial Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has been activated and will investigate the shooting. No further details were provided.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Weld County Detective Jeremy McLaughlan at jmclaughlan@weld.gov.
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