Police in Florida are searching for a man who brutally attacked a 63-year-old man attending the movies.
On July 10, 2023, at an AMC Theater in Pompano Beach, Florida, witnesses say the elderly man polity asked a couple to move out of the seats he had reserved before arriving at the theater. That’s when the attacking suspect stood up and violently beat the man, landing several hard blows to his face.
From CBS 12:
Witnesses at the theater said the man became hostile, standing up and aggressively getting in the victim’s face. In the heated moment, the 63-year-old victim lost his balance and falls down the steps.
In the video, provided by BSO, the man is seen punching the 63-year-old repeatedly in the face until witnesses rushed to the victim’s aid and pulled the man off.
The man and woman are then seen leaving the theater.
BSO says the victim suffered several injuries to his head and face. He was then transported to a local hospital to receive treatment.
The incident in Florida follows a recent shooting in New Mexico when Enrique Padilla, 19, allegedly killed Michael Tenorio, 52, over seats that Tenorio and his wife reserved.
According to reports, the movie theater had moved Tenorio and his wife to different seats after Padilla and his girlfriend became irate. A manager at the theater thought he had calmed the situation. However, Padilla was still upset he was forced to compromise.
That was when Padilla threw a large bucket of popcorn at Tenorio, and authorities reported he shot Tenorio twice, who sadly died at the scene.
An off-duty police officer was present at the movie theater and tried to administer emergency aid to Tenorio. The officer saw the confrontation taking place, but because it was dark never saw a weapon being brandished. After hearing gunshots fired rapidly he witnessed the man run out of the movie theater.
