Curtis Reeves, Jr., retired as a Captain from the Tampa Bay Police Dept in 1993, where he had set up the Dept's SWAT Team. Later, he was the director of security at Busch Gardens until 2005.
Hard to believe a retired Police Captain would handle this situation so poorly, and with such tragic consequences.
Deceased father Chad Oulson, with his now 3-year old daughter:
There was some speculation that the shooter may have gone out to his vehicle to retrieve the murder weapon, in which case, the charges may be bumped up from 2nd to 1st degree Homicide.
Yet another very sad and unnecessary gun violence story...
ADG