Orange County Sheriff’s Office Releases Statement on Adreian Payne’s Death

Former Michigan State basketball player Adreian Payne was shot and killed early Monday morning in Orange County, Fla. He was 31.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released the following statement addressing the ongoing investigation.

“On May 9, 2022 at 1:37 a.m., Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 2500 block of Egret Shores Drive regarding a shooting. A male in his 30s who had been shot, later identified as Adreian Payne (DOB: 2/19/1991), was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

“The shooter, later identified as Lawrence Dority, (DOB: 2/17/1993) stayed at the scene and was transported to OSCO headquarters where he was interviewed by homicide detectives. Dority…