Nathan Sanders, 23, had arranged to set off the fireworks outside of an indoor rock-climbing facility in Howell Township, to coincide with a marriage proposal his friend was planning on Wednesday. However, the sound of the fireworks was mistaken for gunfire, and immediately caused panic at the adjacent Xscape movie theater, according to Howell Township police. MOM ACCIDENTALLY RECORDS OWN REACTION INSTEAD OF DAUGHTER'S PROPOSALSome patrons believed the gunfire to be coming from inside the theater. Police responded to the scene, but could not immediately confirm “there was an actual shooting.”Patrons of the movie theater were evacuated and detained during the preliminary investigation. According to police, a manager at the movie theater had discovered that Sanders, from Lakewood, had set off fireworks outside of the adjacent Climb Zone.

Source: Fox News January 03, 2020 13:07 UTC