The family of Troy Cannata has taken the Aventura Police Department to court, filing a wrongful-death lawsuit that accuses officers of using excessive force when they shot and killed the 35-year-old during a July confrontation at RH Salon. The complaint seeks damages to cover medical and funeral expenses, as well as compensation for the loss of Cannata’s companionship and financial support to his wife and their two children.
According to the Miami Herald, the lawsuit says Miami-Dade Fire Rescue paramedics arrived at 1:43 p.m. on July 10, 2025, and found Cannata “unresponsive in a pool of blood,” with his hands behind his back and handcuffed. The complaint also alleges that doctors at HCA Florida Aventura Hospital later documented three gunshot wounds, including an entry and exit in Cannata’s right shoulder blade and a wound to his leg, and that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement completed its probe on Oct. 27, 2025, telling the family it would turn the investigative file over to the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office.
At the time of the incident, local outlets reported that officers were dispatched to a disturbance at RH Beauty + Salon in the Town Center shopping plaza on the 19000 block of Biscayne Boulevard, where witnesses described a chaotic scene and a heavy police presence. Coverage of the police-involved shooting left one critical and the subsequent FDLE inquiry quickly drew regional attention.
What the Lawsuit Alleges
The complaint, filed by Cannata’s widow, says officers had previously detained him and then released him at the Aventura Brightline station after removing his handcuffs. It alleges that Cannata later returned to the salon, where he and salon owner Shuki Avino became involved in a physical fight. During that scuffle, the suit claims, an Aventura officer identified only as “K.R.” shot Cannata while he and Avino were trading punches…