The shooter sounds like an ass.
How could texting distract him?
Now his ass is in prison.
Texting in a darkened theater is very distracting. The light emitted by the phone is very annoying, I guess that is why theaters ask you to cut off your dell phones. Problem is that today people have no regard for how their behavior affects others. When I was a kid going to the movies was enjoyable and if you even dared to wear a hat in the theater you would be told to leave. Today guys wear hats, talk continuously, and shine their brightly lighted phones. That is why I no longer go to the theater, nowadays it’s just not enjoyable.
Reeves told a deputy that he was in fear of being attacked... (standard response)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/shot-tampa-bay-area-movie-theater-21517384