{"id":30450,"date":"2023-02-22T19:36:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T00:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=30450"},"modified":"2023-02-22T19:37:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T00:37:23","slug":"family-of-lakeland-man-killed-by-police-at-a-wedding-reception-to-file-a-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/02\/22\/family-of-lakeland-man-killed-by-police-at-a-wedding-reception-to-file-a-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of Lakeland man killed by police at a wedding reception to file a lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The family of a Lakeland man who was killed by police officers at a wedding reception a year ago is calling for justice for what they say was an unnecessary death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" 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He\u2019s our brother. It\u2019s his first wedding,\u201d the sisters said to the officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, things escalated when an officer tried to pull Knight\u2019s sister away from him, grabbing her arm while she tried to tell the officers Knight didn\u2019t have any weapons. In the video, Knight can be heard becoming angry over the officers touching his sibling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn other words, he was provoked,\u201d Rubin said as he criticized the officers for allegedly not following their training to de-escalate the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The officers tried to get Knight to get him to talk to him and restrain him when he punched the first officer, knocking him out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second officer tried to use a stun gun on Knight before getting hit, but Winter Park police said Knight knocked him down to the ground and continued to hit him. Rubin, however, alleged that Knight never punched the second officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The officer\u2019s body cam video then showed him roll over and shoot at Knight seven times, killing him while his family screamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Melissa Cruz, Knight\u2019s former fiance\u00e9, said losing him has caused her children untold misery in the aftermath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow I have to raise our children by myself and hold them when they cry for their father at night,\u201d Cruz said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubin claimed the body cam video was edited to cast a more favorable light on the officers. 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