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Law & Order Filming Episode Inspired by Giffords

But a rep makes sure to note the show is fiction

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 26, 2011 8:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – You had to see this one coming: Law & Order: LA is filming a "ripped from the headlines" episode that echoes the Gabrielle Giffords shooting. Filming started yesterday on an episode involving a female state senator who is gunned down in public, Entertainment Weekly reports. A rep for the show helpfully clarified that the Law & Order is a work of fiction. No official word on when NBC will air the show, though one Arizona Republic writer was told it would be the season finale.

In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., takes part in a reenactment of her swearing-in, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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