He was only trying to shoot a segment for a television show. But police were concerned that another type of shooting altogether might occur when they took him down at a San Francisco filming location Wednesday.
The San Francisco Chronicle, which identifies the man as David Lubin, reported that he was overpowered by police officers after refusing to drop a fake gun while filming a robbery scene for a TV series.
The San Francisco Police Department confirmed the incident to TheWrap.
Police responded to a 911 call placed by a resident who saw the man with a gun at the Alpha Market in the Cole Valley neighborhood.