Indiana Cop Mistakenly Shoot At Actor During Movie Scene
Crawfordsville, Indiana — A film shoot nearly turned deadly Tuesday evening when police mistook an actor for an armed robbery suspect outside a local bar. The incident unfolded at the Back Step Brewing Company, where a low-budget film crew from Montgomery County Production was filming a scene involving a masked man holding a gun. Unfortunately, no one had informed local authorities or neighboring businesses about the shoot, setting the stage for a serious misunderstanding. According to Indiana State Police, a 911 call was made after a concerned citizen saw a masked man with what appeared to be a firearm entering the back of the building. Believing they were witnessing a robbery in progress, the caller alerted police, prompting a swift response from officers with the Crawfordsville Police Department. When officers arrived, they saw actor Jeff Duff exiting the building in character—wearing a ski mask and holding a realistic-looking prop gun. Officers, unaware that a film production w...