Crime | Law and Order Law & Order Filming Episode Inspired by Giffords But a rep makes sure to note the show is fiction By Evann Gastaldo Posted Apr 26, 2011 8:46 AM CDT Copied 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) 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. Read These Next Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Fan who taunted Ketel Marte's mom has been banned by MLB. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Report an error