Police in Florida say a visitor at a marriage reception was shot and killed by an officer responding to a disturbance name a couple of man assaulting different visitors. CBS Orlando affiliate WKMG-TV reviews the person, recognized by police as 39-year-old Daniel Patrick Knight, was the uncle of the bride, in line with the household.
Police in Winter Park mentioned he attacked and knocked one of many officers unconscious earlier than he was shot, WKMG reported.
The police division mentioned one officer first spoke to the person who prompted the decision for assist on the Winter Park Library and Occasions Middle, not removed from Downtown Orlando. Police say the person attacked and knocked the officer unconscious.
The altercation "began contained in the occasion middle and ended up outdoors," mentioned Lt. Lisa Suepat of the Winter Park Police Division
An announcement from the police mentioned the person attacked a second officer, and through that encounter the officer "discharged his weapon."
"The second officer arrived on scene," Suepat mentioned. "We had an officer on the bottom the suspect was approached there was a second bodily altercation with the officer after which there was a capturing."
Knight was transferred to AdventHealth Orlando the place he later died from his accidents, police mentioned.
WKMG reviews that Knight's household launched an announcement, calling him a "type, mild soul."
"His solely crime that evening was consuming and having a very good time along with his household. He's not a drinker and works 16-hour shifts almost on a regular basis to assist his household. His niece's wedding ceremony was the primary day he was in a position to come out and have fun in a very long time. This capturing was unjustified."
The officers concerned within the incident had been taken to a hospital, and the officer who shot Knight was positioned on administrative obligation, in line with police. The officers have since been launched from the hospital.
The Florida Division of Regulation Enforcement is investigating the capturing.