The US Justice Department and a central Illinois sheriff’s office on Friday announced a deal resolving an inquiry into violations of federal anti-discrimination law in the shooting death last summer of an unarmed Black woman in her home after she called 911 for assistance.

The U.S. Justice Department has reached an agreement with a central Illinois sheriff's office that resolves an inquiry into last summer's shooting death of Sonya Massey

The U.S. Justice Department has reached an agreement with local authorities to resolve an investigation of the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office and Central Dispatch. The investigation began last year after a Black resident — Sonya Massey — was fatally shot in her home by a now-former deputy Sean Grayson.