Incident

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    2-21-2025 Indiana Lake Station 4-1

    Location

    February 21, 2025

    6700 block of 9th Ave
    Lake Station, Indiana

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Briana Payne
    • Age: 27
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Alayna Payne
    • Age: 4
    • Age Group: Child 0-11
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Ava Payne
    • Age: 6
    • Age Group: Child 0-11
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Aurorah Payne
    • Age: 7
    • Age Group: Child 0-11
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Relationship: Family
    • Name: Robert Payne
    • Age: 31
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
    • Suicide^
    • Murder/Suicide
    • Child Involved Incident
    • Child killed (not child shooter)
    • Domestic Violence
    • Family annihilation

    Notes

    Date/time of welfare check

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Unknown

    District

    Congressional District: 1
    State Senate District: 3
    State House District: 3