Referee fires shot after argument escalates at youth football game

Philadelphia police are investigating an argument that escalated into gunfire at a youth football game in the Roxborough section of the city.

Officers were called to the Al Pearlman Sports Complex on the 600 block of Port Royal Avenue just before 2 p.m. Saturday.

Police were told a disagreement escalated between attendees and one of the game referees, and a shot was fired.

Parents of players told Action News on Monday night that the referee was the one who fired a shot into the air.
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