Maybe the victim threw the popcorn as an “Oh S**T” reaction when he saw the gun?
“Maybe the victim threw the popcorn as an Oh S**T reaction when he saw the gun?”
It is possible the witness saw the popcorn fly up in response to being shot. It can be hard to tell when things are happening fast. I hope there is a video in the theatre.
That's a reasonable theory.
According the report, the shooter was hit in the face by an unknown object. Maybe the popcorn was thrown in advance of a suckerpunch.
Anybody can speculate.