Cruel irony: worker shot to death on the set of ‘Law & Order’, a TV series about violence in New York

EMS paramedics took the victim to an area hospital, where he died. Her name was not immediately released and It is not known if it was a random or premeditated attack. It was also unclear at the time if anyone involved with the production was present at the time of the shooting.

The victim, a resident of Queens, had a criminal history, but it was not immediately clear if his past had anything to do with his death.

A notice posted on the block by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) indicated that the recording of the episode of the third season of the series was scheduled to begin at 6 am on Tuesday, detailed Daily News. Vehicles not involved in filming were supposed to be removed from the area last night from 10 p.m.

Cops are scouring the area for surveillance footage that may help them identify the shooter. the tv channel NBC Universal nor MOME have commented at this time.

Anyone with information should call. at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). also through the page crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.

“Law & Order: Organized Crime” stars Christopher Meloni reprising his role as Detective Elliot Stabler from “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” In its different versions, the detective series “Law & Order” has been produced since 1990, set in New Yorka city that has been experiencing a rise in criminal violence for a couple of years.

After the increase in shootings in 2020 and 2021, particularly among young gang members and/or victims, 2022 continues with the same trend, putting up a great challenge to the new mayor Eric Adams, who since taking office in January has found obstacles within his own Democratic party y Black Lives Matter (BLM) leaders to face the crisis.

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