After “extensive confidential discussion” between attorneys for Massey’s family and officials in Sangamon County, the two parties have agreed to settle through mediation, according to a memo ...

Two minutes after entering, Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson, who is White, fatally shot Massey, who is Black, in her kitchen. Grayson later said he felt threatened by Massey.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Sangamon County, its sheriff's office and its central dispatch system on Thursday announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve an investigation ...