Former NBA star Adreian Payne shot dead in Orlando

By Tina Burnside, Kevin Dotson and Amy Woodyatt, CNN

Updated 0917 GMT (1717 HKT) May 10, 2022

Adreian Payne is pictured playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Charlotte Hornets in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Minneapolis.

(CNN)Former NBA player Adreian Payne was shot and killed in Orlando, according to authorities in Florida.

Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting just after 1 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, where they found Payne, 31, shot. The gunman, who was later identified by police as Lawrence Dority, stayed at the scene and was transported to Orange County Sheriff's Office headquarters where he was interviewed by homicide detectives. Payne, playing for Orlando Magic, in action during an NBA match against the Chicago Bulls at United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on December 20, 2017. Dority has been arrested on a warrant for First Degree Murder and transported to the Orange County Jail, according to the statement. It is unclear if he has an attorney on record at this time, and a motive for the shooting is not known. Payne was a standout playing four seasons at center for the Michigan State Spartans, where his team twice won the Big Ten Conference Championship. Read MoreHe was drafted in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks and played four seasons in the NBA with the Hawks, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Orlando Magic. He went on to play internationally, including in China, Greece, France, Turkey and Lithuania, according to a news release from Michigan State's men's basketball program.Payne of Lyon and Kevin Punter of Belgrade during the Euroleague match between ASVEL and Crvena Zvezda on January 10, 2020 in