19-Year-Old Dies After Getting Shot At Movie Theatre

A 19-year-old man died after getting shot at a movie theater in Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania during the evening hours of Saturday, Jan. 14.

Officers from the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), were dispatched to the Regal Cinema, located at 400 Laurel Mall Drive in Hazle Township at around 8:15 p.m. on Jan. 14 for a report of shots fired. When the officers responded to the scene, it was determined that a 19-year-old man, identified as Luis Manuel Luna, was struck by gunfire in the lobby area of the cinema. After shooting the teen, the shooter allegedly fled the scene, ABC27 reported.

Luis, who suffered grievous injuries in the shooting, was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. On Sunday, Jan. 15, the victim died from his injuries sustained from the incident.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, although the shooting happened in a public place where people were put in direct danger, the shooting itself has been considered an isolated incident where the victim was targeted by the shooter, WNEP reported.

The case is now being investigated as a homicide and no suspects have been apprehended in relation to this incident.

Anyone with any information on the shooting or the suspect is asked to contact State Police Hazleton.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a gas station clerk reportedly shot at a customer after he broke a jar of salsa in Texas on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, as previously reported.

Deputies from the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office responded to a disturbance call in Atascocita, Texas on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. When they arrived at the scene, they found that Breanna Miranda, 22, the gas station clerk, had shot at a customer who walked into the store.

An investigation into the case revealed the incidents that led up to the shooting. On Friday, when a male customer walked into the store, Miranda told the customer that he was not allowed in the store and asked him to leave the store. This led to a verbal argument between Miranda and the victim. As the argument escalated, the man broke a jar of salsa and then stormed outside.

After the man stormed outside, Miranda followed him outside, grabbed a handgun from her vehicle, and returned to the store. She then walked back outside and confronted the man again and shot at him twice.

Following the incident, police took Miranda into custody and charged her with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.