In aftermath of Florida movie theater shooting, heroes responded January 15, 2014 -- Updated 0435 GMT (1235 HKT) An off-duty deputy saw a muzzle flash and sprang toward the gunshot It took about six minutes for the first police officers to arrive People were in a panic and there were differing descriptions of the shooter (CNN) -- The flash of a muzzle interrupted the darkness of the theater and the pop of a gunshot sent the two dozen moviegoers scurrying in different directions. A few seats away from the shooting sat a deputy who had come to the the Grove 16 theater complex in Wesley Chapel, Florida, to watch a movie on his day off. Now Alan Hamilton was thrusting himself into the middle of chaos, moments after a fatal confrontation between two other moviegoers, not knowing whether he might be fired upon. Bond denied for ex-cop accused of shooting The shooter, identified by police as Curtis Reeves, had taken a seat with the gun in his lap. When Hamilton grabbed the barrel of the .380 pistol, the two scuffled for a few seconds before Reeves reportedly let go of the weapon. There were about 25 people in the theater Monday. Two nurses hustled down to the scene to attend to the wounded. Chad Oulson, who had been shot in the chest, was struggling for life and one of the nurses gave CPR. Another checked on spouse Nicole Oulson, who was shot in the hand. 'He's just not that kind of person' It was about six minutes later that Pasco County deputy Sgt. Steve Greiner screeched his patrol car to a halt outside the theater, thinking he was about to get involved with an active shooter. There was a a lot of traffic on the radio and the cops feared they were encountering a mass casualty event like the July 2012 shooting in Aurora, Colorado, where 12 people were killed and scores were wounded. Victim was a Navy vet People streamed out of the movie theater complex, frantic and screaming. Greiner and his colleagues took a couple of minutes to put together a small team. Rumors were being thrown out by witnesses. Deputies were given three different descriptions of vehicles to look for. There were multiple descriptions of the shooter. A crime that strikes many chords "All that information in that chaotic short period of time we were digesting," the 25-year veteran told reporters Tuesday afternoon. Some employees came up to them and said shooter was still in theater 10. Greiner took a team in, still thinking they were about to encounter a gunman. Inside, they found Hamilton detaining Reeves and the nurse trying to save Chad Oulson. The patron died later at a hospital. Hamilton, a deputy in nearby Sumter County, turned the gun over to Greiner. It was jammed and couldn't have fired another shot. Other officers took care of the remaining moviegoers, calming them down and trying to figure out what they saw. One of those people apparently was Mathew Reeves, son of the suspected shooter and an off-duty Tampa police officer. He arrived at the theater just after the shooting and wasn't considered a witness, officials said. The theater was evacuated and remained closed Tuesday. January 15, 2014 -- Updated 0214 GMT (1014 HKT) Bottles melt and players vomit as temperatures at the tennis courts hit 42.2 degrees Celsius. January 14, 2014 -- Updated 2048 GMT (0448 HKT) Militiaman Ibrahim Jadran was entrusted to look after billions of dollars of oil before he went rogue, demanding greater benefits for his region. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has signed into law a ban on same-sex marriage in Africa's most populous nation. January 14, 2014 -- Updated 1454 GMT (2254 HKT) Bangkok remains on edge after tens of thousands of anti-government protesters "shut down" the Thai capital. January 15, 2014 -- Updated 0447 GMT (1247 HKT) Richard Quest takes you on a tour of his vision for what a connected house might look like with tech from Nest and Google. January 14, 2014 -- Updated 2052 GMT (0452 HKT) Some 300 women and children who were fleeing fighting in South Sudan drowned when an overloaded ferry overturned on a river. January 14, 2014 -- Updated 1411 GMT (2211 HKT) The companies that make 3-D printers want a spot in your home. January 14, 2014 -- Updated 1412 GMT (2212 HKT) Russia has expelled an American journalist and author critical of President Vladimir Putin in one of the first such cases since the Cold War. January 15, 2014 -- Updated 0042 GMT (0842 HKT) January 15, 2014 -- Updated 0111 GMT (0911 HKT)