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Mr. Met Denying Involvement In Philadelphia "Shooting"

Philadelphia police questioned Mr. Met this morning about his alleged involvement in an incident at a Philly night spot last night.   While details are still coming to the surface, it appears that the apparent target was Phillies mascot, the Philly Phanatic.  

While police are still trying to piece together what happened, here's what we do know.  Last night, the Phanatic was celebrating the Phillies extra inning win over the Marlins with some friends at Chez Plushie.  At around 1:AM the Phanatic was standing outside having a smoke when a person or group of people drove by and opened fire with a t-shirt cannon.  The Phanatic was hit once in the "party favor".  Several patrons who were outside were also hit.  Injuries were described as minor.

Ryan Ashburn, 29, was at the club and describes the scene for us.  "I was outside the club and all of a sudden, you could hear Dj Otzi's "Hey Baby" playing somewhere in the distance.", says Ashburn.  "The music started getting closer and then you heard the tires screeching and next thing you knew, there were t-shirts flying everywhere."

Mr. Met is denying all involvement and is sticking by his story that he was at the McFaddens in Citi Field all night last night.  Police are skeptical as the mascot has a history with the Phanatic.  The two were suspended earlier this year after a brawl at the very same club.  Not helping the matter are new photos that are surfacing of Mr. Met with his "gang".  The photos show Mr. Met and his crew, which includes known Crip Snoop Dogg, brandishing their weapons menacingly. 

The investigation will remain open but police are not expecting many answers as these mascot types are notoriously tight lipped.  Stay tuned to The Apple for any further developments.

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