The U.S. Justice Department is demanding records related to the shooting of Sonya Massey, an Illinois woman who was killed in her home by a sheriff's deputy, as it investigates how local authorities treat Black residents and people with behavioral disabilities.

The fatal shooting of Sonya Massey has led to the Department of Justice launching a civil rights investigation of the Sangamon County sheriff's office.

The government made a list of demands in dozens of categories in a letter to the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, dated Thursday. “The Sheriff’s Office, along with involved county agencies, has engaged in discussions and pledged full cooperation ...

Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson holds his weapon while speaking to Sonya Massey in her home on July 6. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder after responding to a call from Massey about a suspected intruder at her home.

The fatal shooting earlier this year of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman, sparked national outcry over police violence.

The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office four months after a deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey while responding to her call about a possible prowler outside the 36-year-old Black woman’s home.