John Robert Payne

How they died

Deadly force

Two officers on patrol spotted two vehicles in a parking lot, one of which had the trunk open. There were three people--two men and a woman--near the vehicles. While police were trying to identify one of the people, he took off running, and officers chased him on foot. Both officers allegedly deployed their Taser stun guns, but they had no discernable effect. While running, Payne allegedly fired at officers, and both officers shot and killed him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that John Robert Payne, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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