JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The family of a man shot and killed at Suite Night Club earlier this year is suing the former club and the company that managed the property for not providing adequate security.
Toray Ricketts is accused of killing 24-year-old Sina Sharifai in March.
Sharifai's family said he was breaking up a fight outside the club at the Markets at Town Center when he was shot twice by Ricketts.
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Police said an argument in the club spilled over into a fight in the parking lot, and witnesses said Ricketts, 25, went to his car, got a gun and returned before shooting Sharifai.
Just over a week after Ricketts' Stand Your Ground petition was denied by a judge, Sharifai's family filed a a lawsuit against Suite and the Hines company, seeking at least $15,000.
According to the lawsuit, Hines, which runs the Markets at Town Center, didn’t have enough properly trained security guards to keep the club safe.
The lawsuit claims two rapes, several batteries and other violent crimes happened on the premises of Suite Nightclub from 2012 to March 2017.
It also states that many crimes that happened inside the club and in the parking lot, where Sharifai was shot, were not reported to police.
Suite has since closed down.
Ricketts is set to go to trial Jan. 29 on charges of second-degree murder and having a concealed firearm.