Fasig | Brooks Law Offices announced today that attorneys Ryan Molaghan and Dan Hogan have filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of the family of Khali Knight, a 23-year-old U.S. Army veteran who was fatally shot on July 17, 2024, at ReNew Tallahassee apartments in Tallahassee, Florida. The lawsuit, filed in Leon County Circuit Court, names the owner/operator VA8 Seminole Grand, LLC d/b/a ReNew Tallahassee, property management company Trinity Property Consultants, LLC, and private security company Norwood Holdings, LLC d/b/a Signal of Central Tallahassee as defendants.
The complaint alleges that the defendants were negligent in their duty to provide adequate security measures for residents and guests. Despite a documented history of prior shooting incidents and violent crimes on and around the premises, the property owner, management company, and security company failed to implement reasonable safeguards, as alleged. "Khali Knight's untimely death was entirely preventable," said Attorney Ryan Molaghan. "The site has been a hotbed for serious violent crime for years. We expect evidence to show the defendants knew of the violence propensity and failed to act."
The lawsuit alleges failures including inadequate lighting, insufficient security patrols, lack of proper access controls, and failure to respond to the known pattern of violent criminal activity. The security company allegedly failed to fulfill professional obligations, placing residents and visitors at foreseeable risk. The perpetrator, who resided at ReNew Tallahassee at the time, pleaded guilty to federal gun and drug offenses related to Knight's murder and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Attorneys Molaghan and Hogan emphasized the civil case seeks to hold accountable those whose negligence created dangerous conditions. "A criminal conviction does not absolve those who failed to prevent the violence," Molaghan stated. "Property owners and management companies have a legal obligation to keep people safe. When they neglect that, it's time for them to feel the full weight of the law."
