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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Retired police officer cleared of murder after shooting dead moviegoer who threw popcorn at him

AP

A retired SWAT commander who was convicted for the murder of a man following an argument over using a cellphone inside a movie theatre has been acquitted by a jury in Florida.

Curtis Reeves, a retired Tampa police captain, was charged with second-degree murder for killing Chad Oulson after an argument while watching a movie on 13 January 2014.

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