DA: Lynn Man Fatally Shot By Cops Was Attempting Break-In

The Essex County district attorney says a Lynn man fatally shot by police was part of a group launching an armed home invasion.

District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said in a statement Wednesday that a joint federal, state and local investigative team had "reliable information" that 23-year-old Brandon Payne and others in two cars were about to strike when state and Lynn police stopped them Sunday.

Blodgett said Payne accelerated in reverse and rammed a police car and continued to ram it. The prosecutor said officers fired at Payne's car and he was struck twice. He died Monday at a hospital. Blodgett said three of Payne's associates were arrested and police recovered three guns from the two cars.

The police shooting is being investigated. Payne's relatives have said they want a full explanation.