Judge in theater-shooting case delays trial

A judge said Friday the trial for a former police captain -- accused of shooting and killing a man during an argument in a Wesley Chapel movie theater -- will not move forward until the Florida Supreme Court rules whether or not the changes to Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law are retroactive.

Attorney compares Stand Your Ground cases

A dispute over a handicap parking spot in Clearwater has sparked fierce debate about Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. 

Reeves' attorneys file for new Stand Your Ground hearing

Curtis Reeves' attorneys say they deserve a second chance to prove their client was standing his ground the day he shot and killed Chad Oulson in a Wesley Chapel movie theater.

Trial date set in Wesley Chapel theater shooting

A trial date is expected to be set for a retired Tampa police officer, accused of fatally shooting another man during an argument over texting in a movie theater.

Theater shooting Stand Your Ground appeal rejected

Buttered popcorn, a cell phone, and bullet casings littered a Wesley Chapel movie theater. When it was over one man was dead the other claimed self-defense.

Retired Tampa officer may get second Stand Your Ground hearing under new law

A retired Tampa police captain accused of killing a man in a movie theater could get another chance to walk free following a major change to the Florida Stand Your Ground law, legal experts said Wednesday.

Judge rejects 'stand your ground' defense in theater-shooting case

A retired police captain will indeed go to trial for shooting and killing another man during an argument over texting in a movie theater. A judge today rejected Curtis Reeves’ ‘stand your ground’ defense after a two-week hearing, ruling he was not the “frail” old man he claimed to be.

Judge to rule by next Friday in 'stand your ground' case

Closing arguments got underway Friday morning in the stand your ground hearing for Curtis Reeves in the Wesley Chapel movie theater shooting.

Witnesses testify in Stand Your Ground hearing

A series of eye-witnesses to the 2014 movie theater shooting in Wesley Chapel wrapped up nearly two weeks of testimony in the Stand Your Ground hearing Thursday for the retired Tampa Police captain charged with murder.

Deputy who witnessed theater shooting takes stand

One of the State's most important witnesses took the stand Wednesday in the Stand Your Ground hearing for a retired Tampa Police captain accused of murdering a man in a Wesley Chapel movie theater in 2014.

Accused theater gunman testifies for first time

Three years ago, he shot and killed a man in a Wesley Chapel movie theater.  Today, the retired Tampa police captain at the center of a landmark 'stand your ground' case, is speaking publicly for the first time.

'Stand your ground' defense focuses on phone

The retired Tampa police captain at the center of a landmark 'stand your ground' case in Pasco County is scheduled to take the stand Tuesday, a day after a cell phone and gun became a focus of the hearing.

Judge gets view from theater gunman's chair

This morning, a judge entered the movie theater where an argument over texting ended in gunfire and sat in the same seat as the accused gunman.  Her visit came five days into the 'stand your ground' hearing for Curtis Reeves, the retired Tampa police captain accused of killing Chad Oulson in 2014.

Victim's wife: Theater-shooter Reeves was 'very rude'

Day four of the 'stand our ground' hearing for Curtis Reeves heard more dramatic testimony -- this time from the wife of the man who was shot and killed in a movie theater.

Reeves' wife testifies at stand-your-ground hearing

What happened in the moments before the movie theater shooting in Wesley Chapel -- and in the hours after?  Those are questions Curtis Reeves' defense attorneys are hoping to answer as the landmark stand-your-ground hearing moves through day three.

Defense says thrown cell phone prompted theater shooting

The second day of testimony wrapped up in the hearing for a retired Tampa police captain using the 'Stand Your Ground' defense after shooting and killing a man in a Wesley Chapel movie theater. 

Defendant's son recalls movie theater shooting as hearing opens

Three years after shooting a man to death in a Pasco County movie theater, retired Tampa Police Captain Curtis Reeves returned to court Monday for a “Stand Your Ground” hearing, which will ultimately determine whether he stands trial. 

Stand your ground theater shooting hearing set for Monday

Three years after a retired Tampa Police Captain shot and killed a man during an argument in a Wesley Chapel movie theater, the shooter's stand your ground hearing is set to begin Monday.

School principal killed in Land O' Lakes crash

A Pasco County middle school is grieving after their principal was killed in a crash involving a log truck early this morning.