Federal Lawsuit Against City and Police Over Killing of Unarmed Man Ends

Winter Park Police shot the man seven times at his niece’s wedding in 2022

July 17, 2025

In a lawsuit settlement, the city of Winter Park won’t pay anything to Daniel Knight’s fiancée nor admit any wrongdoing after police shot and killed the unarmed man at his niece’s wedding in 2022.

The federal lawsuit filed by Mellisa Cruz, the mother of two of Knight’s children, against the city of Winter Park and the police was settled and dismissed in May, according to court records…

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