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North Carolina lawmakers pass new map designed to give GOP an extra House seat

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North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed a new congressional map that aims to further boost the party ahead of next year’s midterm elections



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Oct. 22, 2025, 11:05 AM EDTBy Mirna Alsharif and Selina GuevaraLawyers gave their opening statements to a jury at the Peoria County Courthouse on Wednesday morning, officially kicking off the trial of a former Illinois deputy accused of fatally shooting Sonya Massey.Sean Grayson, 31, shot Massey, a 36-year-old Black mother of two, in June 2024 after she called authorities to her Springfield home about a possible prowler. The former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy, who is white, said in a report written after the incident that he feared bodily harm because Massey was holding a pot of boiling water and said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.”Nearly two weeks later, Grayson was fired and charged with first-degree murder, one count of aggravated battery and one count of official misconduct. He pleaded not guilty and was held in jail pending trial.On Tuesday, the aggravated battery and official misconduct charges were dropped at the request of the prosecutors with no objection from the defense, according to the court docket.Jury selection began Monday when a jury of 10 women and five men was selected. No cameras are allowed in the courtroom.John Milhiser, the state’s attorney for Sangamon County, said in his opening statement that Grayson did not turn on his body camera that night, which is part of a pattern of not following policies or training. He said Grayson shot Massey because he was angry. “It will be clear that the defendant, without lawful justification, in the home of Sonya Massey, the defendant shot and killed Sonya Massey because he was mad at her,” Milhiser told the court. Grayson’s attorney, Daniel L Fultz, said in his opening statement that evidence will show that the former deputy lawfully discharged his weapon and acted to protect his life. “He believed he would suffer great bodily harm or death,” he said. He said that Grayson had warned Massey to put down the pot of water before firing his weapon. “What happened to Ms. Massey was a tragedy, but it was not a crime,” Fultz said. Grayson appeared in court wearing a black suit and glasses. He sometimes rocked back and forth in his chair and glanced at the courtroom gallery, where media and members of Massey’s family were seated. Massey’s killing triggered a national response, igniting protests across the country. Protesters gathered outside the courthouse Monday to call for justice for Massey, who had mental health issues, according to her family.Her death raised new questions about U.S. law enforcement shootings of Black people in their homes and it prompted a change in Illinois law requiring fuller transparency on the background of candidates for law enforcement jobs.The trial is expected to last a week and a half.Mirna AlsharifMirna Alsharif is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.Selina GuevaraSelina Guevara is an NBC News associate producer, based in Chicago.Minyvonne Burke contributed.
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