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Robert Allen Payne

Case from Chester, PA dated Jul 04, 2016

Victim Details

Robert Allen Payne

Male

Black / African American

Chester

PA

2016-07-04

31

Robert

Allen Payne

07/04/2026

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On the Fourth of July in 2016, Robert Allen Payne, a 31-year-old African American man and a respected educator in the Chester-Upland School District, was found dead in his car. The vehicle was still running at the corner of Third and Kerlin streets in Chester, Pennsylvania, when he was discovered in the driver's seat shortly before 6:45 p.m.

Payne had been shot multiple times. An autopsy would later reveal he suffered 23 entry wounds to his head and body. The investigation determined that ...
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  • Robert Allen "Robby" Payne's Obituary on Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times
  • Shooting victim identified as teacher at Chester High
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