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A 28-year-old man was killed on the set of a video shoot “following a workplace incident in Brisbane city this afternoon”, a QLD Police spokesperson has confirmed.
Despite earlier claims that the shots were fired on the set on Pacific Rim, which is filming in the city, the production house have denied the incident happened on their set.
Police have confirmed that the shooting occurred at a bar called The Brooklyn Standard, believed to have been the set for a new Bliss N Eso video.
None of the reports regarding Bliss N Eso’s involvement are as yet confirmed, although the band put out a casting call online for a video to be shot over the past weekend for single ‘Friend Like You’.
Twitter user Nordacious responded to AAP journalist, Shae McDonald, who had erroneously made the Pacific Rim connection, saying: “I work in that laneway – can confirm it was a Bliss N Eso music video shoot, not pacific rim.”
@ShaeMcDonald @atomicsecretspy I work in that laneway – can confirm it was a Bliss N Eso music video shoot, not pacific rim.
— nordacious (@nordacious) January 23, 2017
This is a developing story.
UPDATES:
9am – Jan 24:
Details revealed about the man shot on the set.
5:30pm:
Bliss N Eso’s manager Adam Jankie has sent the followed statement to Tone Deaf:
“We are able to confirm the death of a person occurred today at the filming of s Bliss n Eso music Clip. The band were not on site at the time.
“The video production crew and our team are currently working with the police in their investigation and we are unable to provide further comment at this time. Please direct all media enquiries to the QPS media branch on 07 3364 6464.”
5:10pm
Bliss N Eso’s official site has a casting call for their latest album shoot, including specific roles.
5:05pm
QLD Police held a press conference regarding the death. They confirmed that no other actors were injured. Several firearms were used and discharged by several actors during a scene. One actor received wounds to his chest, which were fatal. “Something has caused those injuries to the chest, how that has occurred is part of our investigations”, the police spokesperson noted.
4:50pm
The Brooklyn Standard released a statement on Facebook:
“After an incident at Brooklyn Standard today, our doors will remain closed tonight as a police investigation is undertaken to identify what happened within the bar.
“The incident occurred during a film shoot at the venue, for which Brooklyn Standard had been wholly rented out, outside of opening hours.
“We would like everyone to know that none of our staff were involved in the incident and everyone is safe, and we are doing everything we can to help the police investigation at this time.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the individual involved, and we appreciate your respect and understanding at this time.”
