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Drive-By Shooting Occured on Set of N.W.A. ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Biopic

Posted on August 14th, 2014
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The set of N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, was met with gunfire as a drive-by shooting occurred during the filming of a scene outside the Compton Courthouse.

TMZ reports a gunman passed the courthouse that is located in Los Angeles County and opened fire. The gunman was said to be aiming at residents of the area who were flashing gang signs. During the incident, no one of the cast and crew was injured, however, a civilian that was near the set was wounded but survived the incident.

Straight Outta Compton will continue filming in what is reported as a rough area of Compton throughout the week. The biopic which chronicles the story of the legendary rap group N.W.A. features O’Shea Jackson Jr., Marcus Callendar and Jason Mitchell portraying Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, respectively.

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