Philadelphia teen killed near movie film set
A Philadelphia teen was fatally shot just around the corner from where a mob movie titled “Dead Man Down” was scheduled to film a scene less than a day later.
Authorities haven’t released the name of the 18-year-old man fatally shot Monday afternoon on a corner in the city’s Frankford neighborhood.
The teen was shot in the back and side and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
Police say three people were taken into custody and a gun was recovered after a witness spotted the shooter run into a home near the scene.
“Dead Man Down,” a mob movie starring Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace, was scheduled to film nearby starting today. It’s already filmed elsewhere in the city.
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