Century Rio movie theatre, Albuquerque, New Mexico.Photo:Getty
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A confrontation at a New Mexico movie theater turned deadly on Sunday night.
“There was a sense of chaos here,” police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said at the scene, according to theAlbuquerque Journal. “A lot of people were running from the theaters and trying to get out of the way.”
The couple picked seats 8 and 11 in Row F, but a theater employee suggested they sit together and ask the two people in seats 9 and 10 to scoot over, the complaint said, per theAlbuquerque Journal.
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However, when Padilla and his girlfriend arrived at the theater, a fight over the seat change allegedly began. Padilla’s girlfriend summoned an employee, according to the outlet, who offered a refund, but eventually the two couples were seated next to each other in the theater. Once the employee left, Padilla allegedly threw a bucket of popcorn at Trina, sparking the altercation, the complaint states, per theAlbuquerque Journaland theAssociated Press. Then, witnesses allegedly saw Tenorio shove Padilla and heard gunshots.
Trina said her husband was unarmed, according to theLos Angeles Times. An off-duty police officer who was at the movie tried to help Tenorio and witnessed the altercation, but did not see a weapon.
Gallegos said Padilla had not entered a plea or retained a lawyer to speak on his behalf. He said it was unclear how Padilla was wounded or what motivated him to allegedly open fire.
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said that Tenorio died at the scene despite an off-duty cop’s CPR efforts in the theater, according to theAlbuquerque Journal, adding, “What used to be simple everyday confrontations escalate to a point to the shooting, because people are making poor decisions when they’re armed with the firearm."
The Albuquerque Police Department is asking anyone with video evidence of the incident tosubmit it online.
source: people.com
