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Michael Payne

Case from Chandler, AZ dated Sep 28, 2020

Victim Details

Michael Payne

Male

Black / African American

Chandler

AZ

2020-09-28

50

Michael

Payne

07/04/2026

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On the evening of September 28, 2020, a violent encounter in a Chandler, Arizona neighborhood ended in the death of 50-year-old Michael Payne, a Black/African American man. The sounds of gunfire prompted a police response to the area of Colorado and Elgin streets, near Arizona Avenue and Frye Road, around 9 p.m. What was initially described as a 'serious critical incident' was soon confirmed to be a fatal shooting.

First responders arrived to find that two individuals had been involved in ...
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  • KNXV: PD: One dead after shooting in Chandler
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