Pasco investigators believe Reeves had the gun with him when he first entered the theater, which has a ban on weapons.
believes??? Interesting that he would address that point and still not be able to say for sure one way or another.
And then this:
which has a ban on weapons
Would that include retired excops???
The word “believe” is cop talk. It means they while they have no first hand knowledge, they believe it to be true (possibly because they have found no evidence or witnesses to the contrary).
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Information+and+Belief