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Gerry Kavanaugh, the acting chancellor of the University of
Massachusetts in Dartmouth, said in a statement that the school
would turn down the request from CBS Films because a movie shoot
would be "too disruptive to our campus community."
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a sophomore at the school when he and his
older brother, Tamerlan, carried out the April 2013 bombing,
which killed three and injured hundreds.
The movie, called "Patriots Day," stars Mark Wahlberg and is
scheduled for release in December.
Kavanaugh said the administration had discussed the producers'
request with students, faculty, staff and other stakeholders
before deciding to decline it.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted at trial and sentenced to death.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev died in a shootout with police in Watertown,
Massachusetts.
Last month, Watertown officials said they had rejected a request
from the filmmakers to recreate the shootout in the neighborhood
where it occurred because it was not in the town's best
interest.
A spokeswoman for the production team said it had explored all
of the locations where the events occurred for the sake of
authenticity but that respecting those affected by the bombing
is the movie's top priority. The filmmakers have also scouted
alternate sites.
Two of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's friends at UMass Dartmouth were
sentenced to prison for removing a backpack containing empty
fireworks shells from his dormitory room while a massive manhunt
was underway three days after the attack. A third college friend
was sentenced for lying to investigators about the incident.
(Reporting by Joseph Ax; Editing by Larry King and Sandra Maler)
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