Man's leg catches fire after being shot with stun gun in South Philadelphia

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Saturday, February 2, 2019
Man's leg catches fire after being shot with stun gun in South Philly

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA -- Video circulating on social media shows a man catch fire after being tased outside of a Philadelphia restaurant.

Pat Tackney, a witness to the incident, says he saw the man being tased outside of Jim's Steaks at 4th and South streets.

The video shows two security guards from Jim's use a stun gun on the man before his leg catches fire.

Philadelphia Police say they were not notified of any situation outside of Jim's.

Jim's has not commented on the incident.

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