Lawrence Dority, the man convicted of killing former Orlando Magic forward Adreian Payne , has been sentenced to life in prison , according to a report from Allison Petro of WESH 2.

The sentencing took place on Friday, weeks after Dority was found guilty of second-degree murder in an Orange County courtroom. The conviction stems from the 2022 fatal shooting of Payne, who was 31 years old at the time of his death.

The incident occurred on May 9, 2022 , outside a townhouse complex off Curry Ford Road in Orlando. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrived at the scene to find Payne unresponsive inside his vehicle. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Dority was taken into custody at the scene and later charged with secon

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