Police also say that the shooter’s father called 911, telling the dispatcher that “his son was distraught and told him that he dropped his gun at a Renton movie theater and it discharged”.
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The incident happened shortly after 8 p.m.at the Regal Cinemas at The Landing.
Renton police spokesman Detective Robert Onishi says the man threw away the gun’s magazine in the trash at the theater and went home.
Nobody was shot during any Compton showings, and though the intended audience of 13 Hours tends to be vocal about the importance of gun ownership, no security measures were taken whatsoever.
The 40-year-old woman, who suffered a wound to her shoulder, was upgraded Friday morning to serious condition at Harborview Medical Center.
Investigators said the suspect told them he had dropped his gun and the shooting was accidental.
Police believe the shooting was an accident, according to a police statement.
Witnesses told CBS Seattle affiliate KIRO-TV the gunman stumbled in and appeared to be intoxicated when he fumbled with a handgun and it went off, hitting the woman sitting in the row in front of him.
The 29-year-old man, who has not been formally identified by Renton police, has been booked into the King County Jail for investigation of assault, said police spokesman Cmdr.
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The suspect could face a multitude of charges.
