Shots Fired Outside 'MIAMI VICE' Filming Location

Shots Fired Outside 'MIAMI VICE' Filming Location

No cast and crew were hurt

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, October 24, 2005, outside of the Plaza Maria de Toledo hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where a Universal Pictures production crew was filming scenes for the movie "MIAMI VICE," several gun shots were fired. The cast and crew of the production were filming on the third floor of the hotel when it is believed that an individual fired a weapon outside the property, following an alleged altercation with the production's security. The security returned fire and the individual was shot. At this point in time, the individual's condition is not clear. None of the film's cast and crew was hurt. It is believed that an investigation by Santo Domingo local authorities is under way regarding the incident, and the production is cooperating with this investigation.

Source: Universal Pictures

CONTACT: Michael Moses, +1-818-777-5926, or Paul Pflug, +1-818-777-0020,
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