Reforms after Massey shooting could include better police employment screening

Published August 9, 2024 8:21am ET



(The Center Square) – There is agreement from all sides about the need for reforms for how police are hired in Illinois, but what reforms there need to be is still unclear.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker continued taking questions Thursday about the aftermath of the police-involved shooting death of Sonya Massey last month in Springfield by then-Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, and what policies could change to prevent such events in the future.

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