Murder trial begins of former Florida police captain who shot dead moviegoer

Curtis Reeves, 79, killed Chad Oulson, 43, in a Tampa suburb in 2014 over the younger man checking text messages during previews

A retired Florida police captain went on trial for murder on Monday, eight years after he shot dead a moviegoer who threw a bag of popcorn at him in a dispute over text messages.

Curtis Reeves, now 79, killed Chad Oulson, 43, at a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel shortly after the confrontation over the younger man's use of his cellphone while previews were playing.