Timothy Olyphant and the cast and crew of Justified: City Primeval are expected to get back to work Monday after filming halted on the Chicago set
- Production of Justified: City Primeval is expected to resume on Monday
- The set was shut down after two cars smashed through barricades in a rolling firefight on Wednesday, July 20
- No one was injured, but bullet casings were found at the scene
- Timothy Olyphant will reprise his role as Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens in the limited series
- On Tuesday, July 19, a Law & Order: Organized Crime crew member was gunned down while parking lots were cleared for the production crew
- No one was arrested and no motive for the murder was discovered
- On-set production of Law & Order: Organized Crime has resumed
According to Deadline, production is scheduled to resume Monday on the set of Justified: City Primeval in Chicago.
The set was shut down on Wednesday after two cars smashed through barricades where the drama was being filmed. According to witnesses, the people in the cars were in the middle of a shootout.
The cast and crew reportedly hit the ground and took cover when they heard the bullets. No one on the set was injured in the incident near Douglass Park, but bullet casings were found on the ground near the crime scene.
Back to work: Timothy Olyphant, 54, is expected to return to the set of Justified: City Primeval along with the rest of the cast and crew on Monday after production halted after filming close to the set on Wednesday
No arrests were made.
The Chicago Police Department released a statement after the incident, which said, “The Chicago Police Department is committed to ensuring that members of the city’s vibrant film and television community can do their jobs safely.”
“We are working closely with the Chicago Film Office, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications to ensure production crews have the resources needed to stay safe and secure while filming in the boroughs to feel.”
Filming: The cast and crew ducked for cover as two cars engaged in a rolling gun battle smashed through barricades designed to keep people off the set. Nobody was injured; Seen in Hollywood in 2015
Reprise: The actor reprises his role as Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens, who starred on Justified for six years. In City Primeval, the action takes place several years after Givens left Kentucky for Miami
In Justified: City Primeval, Timothy Olyphant, 54, takes on the role of Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens, which he played on Justified for six years.
In this spin-off, the action takes place several years after Givens left Kentucky for Miami.
A chance encounter on the highway leads him to Detroit, where he meets villain Clement Mansell (Boyd Holbrook) aka The Oklahoma Wildman, a violent sociopath who has already evaded Detroit police and plans to do it again.
Just a day before the Chicago incident, violence broke out on the set of Law & Order: Organized Crime in New York.
Tragedy: The set of Law & Order: Organized Crime, starring Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler, was rocked Tuesday when a crew member was gunned down while parking spaces were cleared for the production crew. Nobody was arrested; Spotted in NYC Wednesday
Local police confirmed that Johnny Pizarro, a 31-year-old crew member, was gunned down in his car while clearing parking spaces for the production on Tuesday. The set was shut down for the day to allow police to investigate, but at this time investigators have no suspect and no motive for the murder.
Christopher Meloni, 61, plays Detective Elliot Stabler in this franchise spin-off.
In a statement from NBC Universal, the company said: “We were deeply saddened and shocked to learn that one of our crew members was the victim of a crime earlier this morning and died as a result. We are working with local law enforcement who are continuing the investigation. Our hearts are with his family and friends and we ask that you respect their privacy at this time.