A Florida man is standing trial this week after being accused of shooting his date following an argument over a dinner bill, which is raising new questions about online dating safety.

According to CBS News affiliate Action News Jax in Jacksonville , Jamal Moreland is charged with attempted armed robbery and attempted first-degree murder after he met his date on Grindr, the LGBTQ+ dating app, in February 2023.

"Your job is ultimately to weigh that evidence," defense attorney Deana Duncan told the jury. "We're confident you'll be left with doubts... based on reason and common sense."

"He went on a date that almost became the date on his tombstone... almost killed him," prosecutor Crystal Lorraine Ganpath-Freed said in court.

A first date almost turns deadly

Investigators said Moreland

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