Police in Florida say a guest at a wedding reception was shot and killed by an officer responding to a disturbance call about a man assaulting other guests.
the man, identified by police as 39-year-old Daniel Patrick Knight, was the uncle of the bride, according to the family. he attacked and knocked one of the officers unconscious before he was shot, WKMG reported.
The altercation"started inside the event center and ended up outside," said Lt. Lisa Suepat of the Winter Park Police Department "The second officer arrived on scene," Suepat said."We had an officer on the ground the suspect was approached there was a second physical altercation with the officer and then there was a shooting."WKMG reports that Knight's family released a statement, calling him a"kind, gentle soul."