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Richard Luscombe in Miami

Murder trial begins of former Florida police captain who shot dead moviegoer

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Curtis Reeves, a former Tampa police captain, straightens his tie while attending the first day of jury selection for his second-degree murder trial this month.
Curtis Reeves, a former Tampa police captain, straightens his tie while attending the first day of jury selection for his second-degree murder trial this month. Photograph: Douglas R Clifford/AP

A retired Florida police captain went on trial for murder on Monday, eight years after he shot dead a moviegoer who threw a bag of popcorn at him in a dispute over text messages.

Curtis Reeves, now 79, killed Chad Oulson, 43, at a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel shortly after the confrontation over the younger man’s use of his cellphone while previews were playing.

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