Panic after masked man threatens to shoot-up Long Island movie theater
NEW YORK - A man was arrested after an incident that caused panic at a Long Island movie theater.
Suffolk County Police say that Luis Perez was in Theater 10 of Regal Deer Park & IMAX at Tanger Outlets on Friday night around 11 p.m.
They say he put a ski mask on and told a group of minors sitting behind him that he had a gun, and then proceeded to put his hands in his pockets.
Police say that caused people in the theater to panic and run out the exit doors.
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An off-duty Lloyd Harbor police officer, who was in the same theater, detained Perez until security arrived.
Everyone was removed from the theater. K-9 Section officers searched all theaters, trash cans, and public restrooms. No weapons were found.
Perez, 55, of Bay Shore, was charged with Making a Terroristic Threat.
He was held overnight and was scheduled to be arraigned on Saturday.