A wedding reception Saturday night near Orlando, Florida, erupted into chaos when police responding to a disturbance call said an altercation led one officer to fatally shoot a guest.
The shooting at the Winter Park Library and Events Center in Winter Park remained under review Monday by state investigators, while the family of the man who was killed say they want answers after he died in an "unjustified shooting.""He was a kind gentle soul," they said in a statement provided toof Orlando, "and his only crime committed that night was drinking and having a good time with his family.
He "physically attacked a second officer" as a crowd formed, police said, and during that altercation, the officer struck Knight. Winter Park police referred further questions to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Agency spokesman Jeremy Burns said the office was handling the case but could not provide additional details.
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