RIGA - A man fatally shot another man at a Latvian cinema as the credits rolled on the Oscar-nominated film Black Swan, police in the Baltic state said Sunday, reportedly in a dispute over popcorn.
Police said they had arrested a 27-year-old man suspected of shooting a 42-year-old fellow moviegoer who later died of his wounds.
The conflict arose over how loudly the deceased man was eating his popcorn, witnesses told the Latvian news agency Leta. The suspect had a gun licence, news agencies reported.
Gun violence is relatively rare in Latvia, a European Union nation of 2.2 million. The shooting occurred on Saturday evening in the central multiplex cinema in the Latvian capital, Riga, at the end of the psychological thriller about a ballet dancer who loses her mind succumbing to pressure to perform.
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Moviegoer shot to death for eating popcorn too loudly
Monday, February 21, 2011 |
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1000000 reasons WHY you should visit Latvia!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 |
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Thieves steal playground slides
Monday, October 18, 2010 |
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Recently thieves stole 5 slides from the childrens playground in Mezaparks. Latvian electricity provider 'Latvenergo' also have reported their highest level of theft in recent years. Sad and disappointing.....
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Riga's new bike paths
Friday, October 8, 2010 |
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Easy isnt it - you just spraypaint a bike and a dash and the footpath magically transforms into a bike path. Watch for poles though.
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