Ex Cop Says He Shot Moviegoer Over Fear Of Being Attacked During Argument
Curtis Reeves, 79, took the stand Thursday and described the events leading up to the fatal shooting of Chad Oulson in 2014. When the prosecutor asked if he killed Oulson out of “blind fury,” Reeves claimed that he was afraid for his safety, according to local news station WFLA. “No sir, I killed him out of fear,” Reeves said. During a recorded interview played in court, Reeves told detectives that he asked 43-year-old Oulson, who was sitting in front of him during a showing of Mark Wahlberg’s Lone Survivor, to put away his cellphone, the Tampa Bay Times reported....