Sangamon County has reached an agreement with the family of Sonya Massey through mediation on an out-of-court settlement. Here's what happens next.

Sangamon County officials labeled the settlement as part of “ongoing efforts to address the tragic death of Sonya Massey.”

Massey was shot and killed in her home near Springfield last July. Former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson is charged with her murder.

The agreement is pending approval by the Sangamon County Board at its meeting Tuesday. Massey, 36, was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in her Springfield home last July.

Sangamon County has come to an agreement for a settlement with the family of Sonya Massey. In a memo obtained by WCIA, county officials said they have negotiated with the family’s lawyers for the past week.

Sangamon County has reached a proposed $10 million settlement with the Massey family following the tragic death of Sonya Massey. The agreement, reached through

Massey, 36, was killed in her Springfield, Illinois, home in July by then-Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson.