Husband Michael Tenorio shot dead during movie theater dispute after alleged gunman threw popcorn tub in his wife’s face
A movie-goer was shot dead in a fight over reserved seating during a showing of Jennifer Lawrence’s latest film, “No Hard Feelings,” over the weekend in New Mexico.
Michael Tenorio, 52, was shot and killed inside Century Rio Theater in Albuquerque during an 8:50 p.m. Sunday screening of Lawrence’s new rom-com, reported. The suspected gunman, Enrique Padilla, 19, was arrested Monday.
♛Tenorio and his wife, Trina Tenorio, purchased seats 8 and 11 in Row F of the theater after an employee suggested they ask the two people in seats 9 and 10 to move down a seat, according to a criminal complaint obtained by t🦹he newspaper.
But when Padilla and his date arrived, the two couples started to squabble over the seats, prompting an employee to step in and eventually escalating to Padilla throwing an entire tub of popcorn at Trina Tenorio’s face.
Witnesses said the fight continued as the previews began rolling around 9 p.m., with Tenorio apparently yelling, “What the hell?” before pushing Padilla into the wall.
Gunfire then ra⛄ng out, filling the theater with smokeღ and sending other movie-goers running for the emergency exits.
Padilla fled the theater through an emergency exit but was soon found hiding in some nearby bushes with a gꦐunshot wound to the abdomen.
A casing found in the bushes matched the casing in the movie theater, according to♒ the complaint.
It was not immedi💯ately clear how Padill👍a was shot.
An off-duty police officer was in the theater at the time of the shooting and per🦄formed CPR on Tenorio, who was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina.
Padilla was charged on Monday with an open count of murder, shooting at a dwelling or occupied building and tampering🌃 with evidence.
