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Maurice Knight Jr., 21, of Winter Haven, Florida, was fatally shot on February 22, 2015, after a confrontation that began inside Pierre’s Hot Spot, a local club. Surveillance footage showed Wesley Booker punching Knight during an initial altercation between rival Lakeland gangs. The violence continued after the fight; Booker and associates followed Knight’s group to a RaceTrac at Havendale Boulevard and U.S. 17. Booker turned off his vehicle lights, rolled down a window and fired a handgun as Knight drove by. The bullet passed through Knight’s lungs and lodged in his heart, killing him instantly.

Investigators arrested Booker and charged him in the killing. At trial Booker blamed a friend, Quintyn Davis, but prosecutors pointed to evidence including a shell casing found at the gas station and argued Booker acted with intent. A jury convicted Booker of first-degree murder and imposed life without parole.

Does anyone have information about Knight’s movements that night or about the confrontation at Pierre’s Hot Spot?