The school Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended will not allow an upcoming movie about the terror attacks to shoot at the location.
Producers of "Patriots' Day" had hoped to shoot at UMass Dartmouth, but the school announced its decision Saturday.
"After discussing the situation with students, staff, faculty, and other university stakeholders, we have decided to decline the request," acting chancellor Gerry Kavanaugh wrote in a statement. "We have concluded that the production activities would be too disruptive to our campus community. We are hopeful that the movie does justice to the many courageous victims of the Boston Marathon tragedy and their families, as well as the public safety officers who demonstrated such selfless dedication to their duty."
The film will star Boston native Mark Wahlberg.
Tsarnaev, then a student at UMass Dartmouth, returned to his dormitory after placing improvised explosive devices near the finish line with his brother, Tamerlan, killing three people and injuring dozens more on April 15, 2013.
Watertown, where a gun battle with the Tsarnaevs took place, also turned down a "Patriot's Day" shoot. The film's producers had hoped to recreate the shootout there, but Town Manager Michael Driscoll said last week that filming was "not in the best interest" of the town.
