The killing of Sonya Massey in her home by an Illinois sheriff’s deputy was pursued by prosecutors as a first-degree murder case with a possible life prison sentence.

Over a year after Sonya Massey was shot and killed by former police officer Sean Grayson inside her own home, an Illinois jury has handed out a shocking verdict. After 12 hours of deliberation, Grayson was found guilty of second-degree murder, and Black Americans online have strong opinions about it all.

Former downstate police officer Sean Grayson told the jury that Massey's vow to "rebuke him in the name of Jesus" led him to shoot her. His testimony drew scoffs from Massey's mother.