Retired SWAT officer acquitted in movie theater shooting [View all]

A jury in Florida has acquitted a retired police SWAT commander of murder and assault charges for fatally shooting a fellow moviegoer during an argument over cellphone use, news outlets report. Deliberations in the trial began Friday and the jury returned its verdict late that night.

Defense attorneys contended that retired Tampa police Capt. Curtis Reeves feared for his life when he pulled his gun and shot Chad Oulson in the 2014 movie theater altercation.

A Florida prosecutor told jurors Friday that a retired police SWAT commander fatally shot a fellow moviegoer because he threw popcorn in his face during an argument over cellphone use, angering him because it violated his self-image as an “alpha male.”

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