Man shot dead in Florida cinema after texting row

A row over texting in a Florida cinema ended with a retired Tampa police captain fatally shooting a man sitting in front of him.

Curtis Reeves, 71, has been charged with second- degree murder.

“Somebody throws popcorn. I’m not sure who threw the popcorn,” said Charles Cummings, who was about to Lone Survivor at The Grove 16 Theatre on Monday. “And then bang, he was shot.”