Former NBA Player Adreian Payne’s Cause of Death Revealed

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New details have emerged about the shooting death of Adreian Payne.

According to an autopsy report obtained by E! News July 28, the former NBA star’s manner of death was formally ruled a homicide, listing his cause of death ”gunshot wound of the arm and chest.”

The report comes nearly three months after the basketball player’s death on May 9. Payne, 31, was shot and killed in Orange County, Fla. At the time, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office told E! News, “A male in his 30s who had been shot, later identified as Adreian Payne, was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.” 

Authorities added that the shooter “stayed at the scene and was transported to OCSO headquarters where he was interviewed by homicide detectives.” Lawrence Dority, who authorities identified as the shooter, was arrested on a warrant for first-degree murder and taken to the Orange County Jail. 

Dority was subsequently charged with first-degree murder with a firearm, according to a booking sheet obtained by E! News. 

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