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Shortly after it became known that the former Panathinaikos basketball player Adreian Payne had fallen dead after being shot, a video was released showing the moment of his murder.

According to "FOX35" of Florida that released the video, first shots are heard and then the screams of a woman. She first called for help, and then spoke to the police, shouting tearfully: "Please help me, he shot my son. I do not know the address, he was shot, he died, please help me ".

The woman appears to be a relative of Payne, as his mother died when he was 13 years old.

As it became known on Monday, Adreian Payne was shot to death in Florida, with his former teammate Jared Salinger making the news known through social media.

The video from the moment of the murder of Adreian Payne

The announcement of the police fo Adreian Payne's murder 

"At 1:37 a.m. on May 9, 2022, Orange County police were notified of a shooting incident at 2500 Egret Source Drive. A man in his 30s, who was shot and later identified as Adrian Payne, born February 19, 1991, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The perpetrator of the shooting, identified as Lawrence Doriti, born February 17, 1993, remained at the crime scene and was then taken to the police station for questioning by detectives. Doriti was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder and then taken to a detention center."

Payne's rofessional course - From Orlando and Magic, to Athens and Pnathinaikos

Payne joined the Atlanta Hawks as the 15th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft and traded with the Minnesota Timberwolves during his rookie season. He played 107 games in the NBA in three seasons, finishing with five games in the 2017-18 season, after signing with the Orlando Magic, and averaging 4.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game.

Magic released him after his name appeared in an ESPN post about an alleged sexual assault involving Payne and former MSU guard Keith Apling during his first year at MSU. Prosecutors did not prosecute then and no further legal action was taken following the ESPN report in January 2018.

Payne then traveled outside the US, ending the 2018 season with Panathinaikos in Greece, while playing briefly in China in early 2018. He returned to Panathinaikos in early 2019 and helped win the Greek Basketball Cup, before the two sides terminated their cooperation in March of the same year.

After spending time in France and Turkey between 2019-2021, Payne signed in December with Juventus Utena in Lithuania. He averaged 8.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in seven games before being released in February.

The announcement of Panathinaikos

"The family of KAE Panathinaikos OPAP expresses its deepest sorrow and grief for the unfortunate loss of our former athlete, Adrian Payne. "Our sincere condolences to his family", wrote the "clovers" in an announcement.

Olympiakos basketball team also issued an announcement for the death of the 31-year-old

"We are devastated to hear the sad news of Adreian Payne's death. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. Rest in peace ".

The owner of a jewelry store and a real estate office were placed under terms of detention on Tuesday after being found guilty over  beating to death LGBTQ community activist Zacharias (Zak) Kostopoulos in 2018.

The two men were served the maximum jail sentence (10 years) for grievous bodily harm resulting in the death of Kostopoulos, 33. Serving the full sentence will be the jeweller, while the realtor will be detained at home due to his age (77).

In its decision, the court also refused to recognize mitigating circumstances for the two businessmen, or to serve a suspended sentence.

Kostopoulos died after an altercation in the jewelry shop in downtown Athens. The two business owners claimed they had tried to detain him after he tried to rob the store and before police arrived. Kostopoulos died of multiple injuries after his detention by police, which was also criticized by the prosecutor at the time for using undue force to detain him. 

In his summary calling for jailing, the prosecutor said that "the two have shown no regrets - on the contrary, they appear not to have comprehended the criminality of their deed." Kostopoulos, hesaid, "never attacked the defendants, since he was trapped and they were safe. It was proven they attacked him. Their actions and behavior show that no mitigating circumstance must be allowed for either."

Zak Kostopoulos entered the jeweler's store running in distress under circustances unknown, while the owner was outside chating. The owner then proceeded to lock Kostopoulos in, and the latter tried to break the shop window to exit. During his attempt the two men proceeded to kick him violently in the head. Kostopoulos then managed to exit wielding a shard of the window, while police officers managed to pin him down. Kostopoulos expired on the way to hospital and coroners ruled that his death wa due to the injuries he had received during his beating by the two shop owners.

Journalist Giorgos Karaivaz fell victim to a murderous attack outside his house in Alimos.