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Tony Payne

Case from Beloit, WI dated Aug 31, 2016

Victim Details

Tony Payne

Male

Black / African American

Beloit

WI

2016-08-31

32

Tony

Payne

07/03/2026

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In the late summer of 2016, the life of Tony Payne, a 32-year-old Black/African American man from Beloit, Wisconsin, was tragically cut short. On the night of August 31, 2016, Payne was in the parking lot of the Turtle Tap bar in Beloit when he was fatally shot. Despite medical efforts, he succumbed to the gunshot wounds.

The investigation into the shooting led authorities to identify a suspect, Michael E. Joseph, who was 33 years old at the time. Joseph was subsequently charged in connec ...
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