More tragic details have emerged in Monday’s shooting death of Adreian Payne in Orlando, Florida.
The former Michigan State basketball star, according to court documents, went with his girlfriend to assist a female acquaintance who was in an allegedly abusive relationship when the suspect, Lawrence Dority, shot and killed Payne. Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Payne, 31, was unarmed.
Payne, who played for the Spartans from 2010-14, was shot at 1:33 a.m. Monday morning and was pronounced dead at 2:23 a.m. after being transported to AdventHealth Hospital East in Orlando.