The early reports about what happened Monday afternoon inside a movie theater near Tampa are certainly disturbing:
"It started with a father sending text messages to his daughter during the previews of a movie," . "It ended with the 43-year-old man shot dead amid the theater seats, and a 71-year-old retired police officer in custody."
Charles Cummings and his son, Alex, settled into their seats at the Cobb Grove 16 Monday for the 1:20 p.m. showing of Lone Survivor.
During the previews [they say], a man sitting two seats away texted
noisily on his phone. The man behind him, retired Tampa police officer
Curtis Reeves Jr., asked him to stop several times.
"Reeves
left for a few minutes and returned. An argument erupted. Popcorn flew.
Then, authorities said, Reeves pulled out a pistol and fired at the
man."
Chad Oulson was later pronounced
dead at a local hospital. His wife Nicole, 33, was treated for an injury
to her hand. The bullet that killed her husband apparently struck her
first as she reached in front of him.
Reeves was held at the
scene by an off-duty sheriff's deputy who happened to be there to see
the movie. He's been charged with second-degree murder.
We
should remind everyone that these are just the initial reports about
what happened. The story may change. But regardless, "it's absolutely
crazy it would rise to this level over somebody just texting in a movie
theater," .
According to Alex Cummings, who as CNN says was sitting close to Oulson, among the dying man's last words were: "."
News reports say the daughter Oulson was texting is 3-years-old.
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