Lindstrom remained in his truck but pulled out a gun and pointed it at the two men. Strong and Christian got out of the car and went to confront Lindstrom.
The two vehicles were very close to each other and the drivers exchanged words through their open windows.Īt that point, Latasha's husband, 27-year-old Darrell Strong pulled up in another car with this friend, John Christian. As he was exiting the parking lot, he drove near a minivan being driven by Latasha Strong. The confrontation in the Home Depot parking lot in Tampa, Florida began when 35-year-old Raymond Lindstrom pulled out of his parking space. "I can't believe they would argue and fight and shoot one another over popcorn. "I can't believe people would bring a pistol, a gun, to a movie," said a witness. Reeves was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.Īfter Reeves retired from the police force he served as director of security at Busch Gardens theme park. Nicole was treated for non life-threatening injuries. Chad was shot in the chest and his wife Nicole, who had put her hand over her husband, was shot in the hand.Ĭhad and Nicole were taken to the hospital where Chad died of his injuries. 380 semi-automatic handgun and shot Chad. Reeves told police he "was in fear of being attacked" so he pulled out his. Reeves left to complain to the manager and when he came back he and Chad got into an argument.Īccording to a witness, "somebody throws popcorn. Chad said he was texting his 3-year-old daughter and kept texting.
Reeves objected to Chad texting during the movie previews and asked him to stop. On Tuesday he and his wife went to see the movie "Lone Survivor." They sat behind 43-year-old Chad Oulson and his wife Nichole.
Police seized a large number of weapons and ammunition from inside Black's home.ħ1-year-old Curtis Reeves, Jr., of Tampa, Florida, is a retired Tampa police captain. Black also told police that "no first aid was given after the incident."īlack was arrested and charged with two counts of first degree murder. The brothers were there to look over the property and examine plans for a new house.Īccording to police, Black "did not warn them nor did he call 911 when he saw them" but just got his gun and shot the men. Hopkins had recently purchased the property next to Black's. The two men, 60-year-old Garrick Hopkins and his brother, 61-year-old Carl Hopkins, Jr., died of their injuries.īut the shed in question was on Hopkins' property and contained nothing that belonged to Black. 243 and loaded the gun and pointed the gun out of his window and then shot the first male and then pulled the bolt action back and fired another shot and hit the other male."
62-year-old Rodney Black, of Barboursville, West Virginia told police that he saw two men "shaking the door on his tool shed in his backyard." So he "reached and got his.