ORLANDO, Fla. — After a three-day trial, Lawrence Dority has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of Adreian Payne.
Judge Greg Tynan set the sentencing for Aug. 29. Dority will remain in the county jail until then.
Dority shot Payne outside a home on Egret Shores Drive in May 2022. He was 31 years old.
Dority tried to claim self-defense, saying he felt threatened by the former Orlando Magic player.
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