By Amber Hewitt
The Island News
Young men dressed in military uniforms and carrying guns inside the Port Royal Piggly Wiggly apparently prompted concerned calls to Port Royal police just after 10 a.m., on Thursday, April 7.
Luckily the guns were props, and the men were actors. Filming for a documentary/feature called “Soul Patrol” was taking place at the grocery store.
Production ran from Aug. 4 through Aug. 8 in Charleston, Port Royal and on Hunting Island. The unexpected sight led to a brief interruption before police were able to confirmed it was all part of the production.
According to an incident report from the Port Royal Police Department, “Officers were informed of a film crew on the premises with fake weapons (firearms) filming a documentary. After making contact with the subjects and the business, it was determined that there had been no proper notice to the town, nor adequate safety precautions in place to prevent alarm from the general public.”
According to police, the store ultimately opted to shut down while filming was going on to “prevent any confusion and panic with the public.”
