Death of Chad Oulson

Death of Chad Oulson
VenueCobb Theatres
LocationWesley Chapel, Florida
TypeShooting
CauseThrowing popcorn
MotiveSelf defense
TargetChad Oulson
OutcomeDeath of Chad Oulson and acquittal of Curtis Reeves

On 13 January 2014, retired American SWAT commander Curtis J. Reeves Jr.[1] shot and killed retired American Gulf War veteran Chad Oulson in a Cobb Theatres movie theater in Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States. The shooting occurred during the movie previews following a brief altercation between the two men. Reeves asked Oulson to turn off his cell phone and Oulson threw popcorn and then his cell phone at Reeves.

In 2017, Reeves's legal team attempted to use Florida's stand-your-ground law as the basis of his defense, which was initially rejected by the court. In 2022, Reeves was acquitted of second-degree murder and aggravated battery.

  1. ^ Medina, Eduardo (26 February 2022). "Retired SWAT Commander Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Moviegoer - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-05-22.