https://youtu.be/j4-U9KXCCeI
Picture this: It's January 13, 2014, just before 1:30 PM. The lights are dimmed, trailers roll and moviegoers settle in for an afternoon escape. But for Chad Oulson, a veteran, and Curtis J. Reeves, a retired police captain and SWAT commander, this matinee would become their final, fatal encounter.
What started as a trivial dispute over cell phone use during previews quickly escalated into a verbal altercation. Chad, trying to text his babysitter about his 22-month-old daughter, found himself at odds with Curtis, who took offence to the glowing screen.
The tension mounted as Curtis left to complain to management, only to return to his seat and reignite the argument. In a moment of frustration, Chad turned and threw a handful of popcorn at Curtis. It was then that the unthinkable happened—Curtis drew his handgun and fired a single, fatal shot.
What would happen next is almost too crazy to be true - sounding as fictional as the movie they were set to watch that day.
Join me as I delve into the shocking events that unfolded in a Wesley Chapel movie theatre, where a retired police captain's reaction to a handful of popcorn would change lives forever.
Sources:
https://www.courttv.com/news/movie-popcorn-murder-trial/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thetelegraph/name/chad-oulson-obituary?id=24178319
https://web.archive.org/web/20230314201026/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/22/us/a-movie-date-a-text-message-and-a-fatal-shot.html?_r=0.43
http://www.curtisreevestrial.com/
https://edition.cnn.com/2014/02/05/justice/florida-movie-theater-shooting/index.html
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