Twelve people were killed and seventy others were injured, 58 of them from gunfire. Retired officer charged with killing man over texting. A trial date has been set for curtis reeves, a former tampa police captain accused of gunning down a man inside a pasco county movie theater back in. Florida man to use standyourground defense in fatal. Florida judge denies stand your ground defense in movie. Mar 10, 2017 a retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will face a seconddegree murder charge after a judge ruled that florida s controversial stand your ground law does. James holmes found guilty on all counts july 17, 2015 a jury in colorado has found james holmes guilty in the mass shooting that killed 12 and injured 70 people during batman movie, the dark knight rises, in. Judge rules excop must stand trial in fatal theater shooting. Oct 29, 2015 the attorney for a retired tampa police captain charged over the fatal shooting of a man in a movie theater plans to use floridas controversial standyourground law to defend his client.
No bond for theater shooting suspect curtis reeves accused movie theater shooter said he was in fear of being attacked prosecutors. Reeves had invoked floridas controversial stand your ground. James holmes movie theater massacre trial starts this week april 28, 2015 you may recall james holmes of aurora, colorado. Curtis reeves, the 71yearold retired tampa police captain. A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater shooting 5 years later jul 20, 11. The insanity defense in the state of florida west palm. Feb 21, 2017 it was three years ago last month that retired police officer curtis reeves, then 71 years old, shot and killed 43yearold chad oulsen in a florida movie theater. A retired tampa police capitan was charged with seconddegree murder on monday for shooting two people in a movie theater after an altercation over texting, the associated press reports authorities in pasco county florida say that 71yearold curtis reeves shot chad oulson and his wife nichole during a screening of the. Two people shot at florida movie theater hollywood reporter. The former tampa police captain, curtis reeves, 71, has been charged with seconddegree murder. That motion is embedded as a pdf at the bottom of this post. Stand your ground ruling could mean new hearing in wesley chapel movie theater shooting curtis reeves takes the stand in stand your ground hearing.
Florida movie theater shooting one dead in texting. Reeves has never denied shooting and killing oulson, but he claimed selfdefense after the younger man. The two men argued over oulsons use of a cell phone during movie. Couple had tense runin with curtis reeves cnn michael and jamira dixon believe they were turned in for texting by shooting suspect curtis reeves two weeks ago at the. Matthew reeves, who is a tampa police officer, made plans to meet his parents at the.
Excop arrested for fatal shooting over texting at the movies. It has been nearly six years now since former tampa police capt. Mar 31, 2017 florida popcorn shooting outcome likley to be. Video of the shooting inside a florida theater plays at the bond hearing for the retired cop charged in the case. During a thursday morning hearing, a judge set curtis reeves trial date for october 5. Cnn florida theater shooting suspect curtis reeves is expected to attend his bond hearing wednesday.
A retired police captain is being held without bail after fatally shooting a man who was texting in a florida movie theatre. Stand your ground defense rejected in florida movie theater. Judge rejects stand your ground claim in florida theater. Florida man shot, killed in movie theater because he was texting. Curtis reeves was charged with seconddegree murder in the shooting of a man in a florida movie theater after officials decided stand your ground didnt apply. A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater shooting 5.
A retired florida police captain has been charged with fatally shooting a man sitting in front of him at the movie lone survivor who apparently wouldnt stop texting. Mar 10, 2017 reeves, now 74, faces a charge of seconddegree murder for shooting chad oulson on jan. James holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The insanity defense in the state of florida from time to time, criminal defense attorneys are faced with the reality that their client should plead not guilty by reason of insanity. February trial date set in curtis reeves theatershooting case. A look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater. Curtis reeves trial date set for october, six years after. Florida judge denies stand your ground defense in movietheater shooting more judge susan barthle ruled that 74yearold curtis reeves, charged with seconddegree murder, must stand trial in the. Mar 10, 2017 a judge ruled friday that curtis reeves, the florida man accused of killing a man in a movie theater during a dispute over texting in 2014, will be tried for seconddegree murder and aggravated. James eagan holmes born december, 1987 is an american mass murderer responsible for the 2012 aurora, colorado shooting in which he killed 12 people and injured 70 others 62 directly and eight indirectly at a century 16 movie theater on july 20, 2012.
The attorney for a retired tampa police captain charged over the fatal shooting of a man in a movie theater plans to use floridas controversial. Detectives say an argument took place in the theater because oulson was texting during the movie. The confrontation began when reeves became upset over oulsons texting during the movie. A judge ruled friday that curtis reeves, the florida man accused of killing a man in a movie theater during a dispute over texting in 2014. Retired tampa police captain curtis reeves, 76, is accused of shooting chad oulson, 43, in 2014. Jan 15, 2014 michael and jamira dixon believe they were turned in for texting by shooting suspect curtis reeves two weeks ago at the same florida movie theater complex where chad oulson was shot to death monday.
A retired police officer allegedly shot two people, one fatally, during a cell phone dispute inside a florida movie theater monday, authorities said. Apr 28, 2015 james holmes movie theater massacre trial starts this week april 28, 2015 you may recall james holmes of aurora, colorado. Florida popcorn shooting outcome likley to be appealed. Apparently, a 71yearold retired police captain officer, curtis reeves was disturbed by the texting. Video of florida theater shooting released youtube. A 43yearold father was reaching out to his young daughter via text messages while in a pasco county, florida movie theater near tampa. Retired officer faces murder charge in florida movie theatre shooting this article is more than 6 years old curtis reeves to appear in court for seconddegree murder. James holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for the 2012 massacre. Reeves is accused of killing chad oulson in a wesley chapel movie theater in january of 2014.
Jan, 2014 chad oulson was texting his 3yearold daughter at a movie theater in florida, when excop curtis reeves allegedly shot him dead. Jan, 2014 when he returned, chad oulson, 43, asked if reeves reported him to theater management, and then the two began to argue. The defense requested that the judge dismiss the charges against reeves based on floridas stand your groundlaw that says a person has no duty to retreat and can use deadly force if the. Stand your ground defense denied in florida movie theater. The pasco county sheriffs office reports that the fatal shooting occurred monday at the grove 16 theater in wesley chapel, north of tampa, fla. May 07, 2020 a florida man who shot and killed a man after a confrontation at a movie theater will be held without bail, ruled a judge on friday.
A retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will face a seconddegree murder charge after a judge ruled that floridas controversial stand your ground law does. Selfdefense immunity standyourground curtis reeves. Attorneys for curtis reeves, the man accused in a deadly movie theater shooting, are arguing that he should be able to get rid of his ankle monitor and go wherever he wants. Retired tampa cop curtis reeves shot 43yearold father chad oulson to death in a florida movie theater on jan. Curtis reeves opened fire inside a pasco movie theater, killing chad oulson. Reeves had been held without bail for nearly six months after his arrest in the fatal shooting of chad oulson in a wesley chapel movie theater. A dispute over texting in a florida movie theater left a man dead, a woman wounded and a retired police officer charged with second. Detailed by cnn earlier today, a 43yearold florida man named chad oulson was killed today by 71yearold curtis reeves in a movie theater during a showing of lone survivor this afternoon after. Attorneys for reeves, a retired tampa police captain, were. Curtis reeves in court today trial date may be set for reeves, suspect in theater shooting chad oulson, 43, shot and killed in wesley chapel theater in jan. The incident happened in a movie theater in a suburb north of tampa, after the two men got into an argument because oulson was texting his daughters day care during the movie prieviews. Suspect in deadly wesley chapel movie theater shooting. Jul 17, 2015 verdict reached in movie theater shooting trial. Cobb theaters called the shooting an isolated altercation between two guests that escalated unexpectedly.
Reeves, now 74, faces a charge of seconddegree murder for shooting chad oulson on jan. Florida man killed in movie theater because he was texting. Trial date set for pasco movie theater shooter curtis reeves. Trial delayed in florida movie theater shooting cbs miami. James holmes found guilty on all counts july 17, 2015 a jury in colorado has found james holmes guilty in the mass shooting that killed 12 and injured 70 people during batman movie, the dark knight rises, in aurora in july 2012. Jul 20, 2017 a look back at the aurora, colorado, movie theater shooting 5 years later jul 20, 11. Movie theater shooter testifies in stand your ground hearing curtis reeves, now 74, faces a charge of seconddegree murder for shooting chad oulson on jan. Jan 14, 2014 according to eyewitness reports from the cobb grove 16 theater in wesley chapel, florida the fatal altercation began when reeves, 71, confronted victim chad oulson, 43, who had been texting with. Reeves asked texter chad oulson to put his phone away. Jan 14, 2014 a dispute over texting in a florida movie theater left a man dead, a woman wounded and a retired police officer charged with seconddegree murder on monday, officials said.
James eagan holmes born december, 1987 is an american mass murderer responsible for the 2012 aurora, colorado shooting in which he killed 12 people. This wasnt the first blowup for florida theater shooter curtis reeves movie theater shooting video revealed in court hearing curtis reeves. Movie theater shooting, james holmes, movie theater shooting. When he returned, chad oulson, 43, asked if reeves reported him to theater management, and then the two began to argue. Curtis reeves killed chad oulson in tampa movie theater. In july 2012, 12 people were killed and 70 wounded when a man walked into a movie theater in aurora, colo. Theater shooter curtis reeves gets no bail ruling for. Defendant in theater shooting was texting too, records. The retired tampa police captain is charged with seconddegree murder in the 2014 shooting of chad oulson inside a wesley chapel movie theater. Curtis reeves, suspect in movie theater shooting, released.
Feb 07, 2014 video of the shooting inside a florida theater plays at the bond hearing for the retired cop charged in the case. Florida man shot, killed in movie theater because he was. A trial date has been set for curtis reeves, a former tampa police captain accused of gunning down a man inside a pasco county movie theater back in 2014. Curtis reeves murder trial moved back to october 19 wfla. Feb 28, 2017 movie theater shooter testifies in stand your ground hearing curtis reeves, now 74, faces a charge of seconddegree murder for shooting chad oulson on jan. A few minutes earlier, reeves, the shooter, was texting his. Florida supreme court ruling clears way for movie theater. A retired police captain who fatally shot a man in a florida movie theater after he confronted the man about texting during a showing of lone survivor may not use the states stand your ground law as a defense, a judge has ruled. Three years ago, retire tampa fl police captain curtis reeves jr. Michael and jamira dixon believe they were turned in for texting by shooting suspect curtis reeves two weeks ago at the same florida movie theater complex where chad oulson was shot to death monday. Chad oulson, curtis reeves, judge pat siracusa, lone survivor, movie theater shooting, pasco county.
So is the wife of the man he is accused of killing in a movie theater over a texting. According to eyewitness reports from the cobb grove 16 theater in wesley chapel, florida the fatal altercation began when reeves, 71, confronted victim chad oulson, 43, who had been texting with. Jan, 2014 the incident could reignite debate about movie theater security, eighteen months after a dozen people were shot to death in a aurora, colo. Curtis reeves, 71, has been named by the pasco county sheriff as the suspect in the movie theater shooting that killed one man and wounded a woman in wesley chapel, florida, reports tampa bay online. Reeves, 75, is charged with seconddegree murder in the jan. Television shows and movies glorify this type of plea, but its not exactly a simply solution in the courtroom. Judge rejects stand your ground claim in florida theater shooting. Texting argument leads to fatal theater shooting, police say. Jan, 2014 in july 2012, 12 people were killed and 70 wounded when a man walked into a movie theater in aurora, colo. A florida man who shot and killed a man after a confrontation at a movie theater will be held without bail, ruled a judge on friday. Texting argument leads to fatal theater shooting, police. Movie theater shooting, james holmes, movie theater.
Nov 18, 2015 ive previously written here about the florida movie theater shooting, in which retired police officer curtis reeves shot and killed chad oulson in claimed selfdefense after the two men argued about oulsons use of his cell phone in a movie theater. Florida man to use standyourground defense in fatal movie. Excop arrested for fatal shooting over texting at the. Retired officer faces murder charge in florida movie. On tuesday, a judge ordered curtis reeves, 71, held without bond on a. Man shot and killed in movie theater after argument about. Dressed in tactical clothing, james eagan holmes set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms. Stand your ground defense rejected in florida movie.
Jan 14, 2014 detailed by cnn earlier today, a 43yearold florida man named chad oulson was killed today by 71yearold curtis reeves in a movie theater during a showing of lone survivor this afternoon after. A florida judge set a tentative trial date on wednesday in the case of a 72yearold man accused of fatally shooting another man during an argument in a movie theater. Trial date set for curtis reeves movie theater shooting case. Trial delayed in florida movie theater shooting november 19, 2014 at 7.
Chad oulson was texting his 3yearold daughter at a movie theater in florida, when excop curtis reeves allegedly shot him dead. He is accused of opening fire during the midnight showing of the latest batman movie, the dark knight rises, back in june 2012, killing 12 people and wounding 70 others. The florida movie theater shooting and stand your ground. Curtis reeves told his son he was already seated inside the theater. Its not immediately clear whether he has retained an attorney. Trial date set for curtis reeves 6 years after movie. Curtis reeves, suspect in movie theater shooting, released on. This is the actual security camera video footage from inside the movie theater the afternoon curtis reeves shot and killed chad oulson.
May 29, 2018 stand your ground ruling could mean new hearing in wesley chapel movie theater shooting curtis reeves takes the stand in stand your ground hearing. On july 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a century 16 movie theater in aurora, colorado, during a midnight screening of the film the dark knight rises. Curtis reeves shooting video from security camera florida. Six years after the fatal shooting of a man inside a pasco county movie theater, the retired police officer who pulled the trigger now has a trial date. The retired tampa police captain said he was standing his ground when he shot and killed chad oulson inside the cobb grove 16 theaters in. More than 2,500 new cases in florida since reopening monday. Wife of man killed at florida movie theater to speak at. Despite that second headline, the trial proper has not yet begun. Florida judge denies stand your ground defense in movie theater shooting more judge susan barthle ruled that 74yearold curtis reeves, charged with seconddegree murder, must stand trial in the. Curtis reeves, 74, pulled out a handgun and killed 43yearold chad.
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