Sonia Messi's family, a black woman, is fired by the sheriff's deputy, $ 10 million

City officials in Springgfield, Illinois have agreed to pay $ 10 million to the Sonia Messi family, a 36 -year -old black woman who was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy last summer and was in response to her call.

The Sangamun city board approved the settlement on Tuesday night and allowed taxpayers to dispel a petition and possibly to prevent a former Summer Shooting by Shan Grayson’s summer shooting.

The city holds a settlement fund for $ 1.5 million. But according to local news reports, Brian McDeda, the city manager, said the rest will be from other city funds.

“To pay for this specific settlement, we do not increase taxes, we do not issue additional debt, we will not reduce services,” McDe Faden said. “We can do this through what the reserves are there.”

The Messi family had held a news conference on Wednesday morning.

Grayson, 30, is accused of killing Messi’s death after his exchange of hot pots from a stove.

The case, as another example of police shooting in its homes, has attracted national attention. The early retirement of Jack Campbell, forcing Sangamon, who hired Grayson, agreed with the Ministry of Justice to further educate non -discriminatory police, evacuation techniques and dealing with mental health disability.

Messi, whose mental health issues in the days leading up to the shooting were several 911 calls from himself and his mother, called emergency respondents in early July 6 to report to a suspect. Grayson and other deputy responded. During a conversation in his living room, Grayson noticed a pot of water on the stove and ordered the other officer to remove it.

Messi recovered the pot and joked with Grayson about how to retreat, then to Grayson, “I will make you in the name of Jesus Christ.” Grison shouted him to drop the pot and pull his gun. Messi apologized and drowned behind a counter. Grayson shot three and left him right under the eyes.

Grayson was in prison in November despite the Judgment of the Allied Court of 4, where the detention before his trial was inaccurate because prosecutors failed to show that there were no conditions for Anne Grasson to be released without a threat to society. Illinois eliminated a cash bail in the law he enforced in 2023 and allowed the judges to arrest only for sufficient cause.

The Supreme Court of Illinois is reviewing the verdict.