A man has died after being shot in the chest while filming a music video in Brisbane.

A man has died after being shot in the chest while filming a music video in Brisbane.

AN actor has died after he was shot in the chest on the set of a music video for Australian band Bliss n Eso in Brisbane.

A QLD Police spokesman confirmed the man, aged in his 20s, died “following a workplace incident” on the first floor of the Brookylyn Standard bar on Eagle Lane.

A police spokesperson initially said the shooting, reported around 1.50pm, was understood to be “accidental” and that there was “no current risk to the public”.

Bliss n Eso’s management released a statement on behalf of the Aria Award winning hip hop band this afternoon.

“We are able to confirm the death of a person occurred today at the filming of a Bliss n Eso music clip,” the statement read.

“The band were (sic) 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.”

Police can confirm a man has died following a workplace incident in Brisbane City this afternoon. A media conference will be held at 3.30pm. — QPS Media Unit (@QPSmedia) January 23, 2017

Detective Inspector Tom Armitt said the man was “an actor in that scene” and not a stuntman.

Insp. Arnitt said filming was “occurring in the premises ... in relation to filming a music video” when the man was killed.

“Several firearms were discharged during the scene by several actors,” he said.

“As a result of those firearms one of the actors has received wounds to the chest and subsequently died from his injuries.

“We don’t know how these injuries occurred.”

Insp. Armitt said the man’s s death was now the subject of a criminal investigation.

“Any investigation involving sudden death of another person will always be the subject of a criminal investigation until proven otherwise,” he said.

“We have scientific officers present, members of the ballistics unit present and they’ll process the crime scene for a number of hours yet.”

Insp. Armitt said the film crew “actively performed CPR on the person” before paramedics reached the scene.

“(We have) 100 per cent support from the film crew and production ompany at this time in helping with investigations,” he said.

No one else was injured, according to police.

Police will prepare a full report for the coroner once the investigation is complete.

The venue was closed to public at the time of the incident.

Brooklyn Standard bar management has since 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 post read.

“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.”

Construction worker Blake Shaw, who was on the floor above, told AAP he heard loud bangs, one after the other, at 2pm.

“There was like three gunshots and then about five minutes all the cops came,” he said.

Mr Shaw said from a hole in the floor he could see money strewn around the bar and the man’s torso covered in blood.

“We could see them (paramedics) working on the guy.”

News.com.au understands the music clip was being filmed for the band’s latest track ‘Friend Like You (feat. Lee Fields)’. A call out for talent was posted on Bliss n Eso’s website but has since been pulled down. It read: “We are filming a music video for our latest track “Friend Like You (feat. Lee Fields)” and we’d love YOU to be involved! We’re after a diverse range of people of all ages and cultural backgrounds...shoot dates January 21 and 22.

“Whether you’re an aspiring actor looking for on set experience, or you just love being in front of the camera, this is for you!

“We are shooting around Brisbane and Gold Coast, so you will need to be based around South East QLD.”

Wanna star in our video clip for 'Friend Like You (feat. Lee Fields)? More dets here: https://t.co/kNmVCoFdUH 🙋📹💫 pic.twitter.com/oPUIebyCxO — BLISS N ESO (@blissneso) January 4, 2017

Earlier, a Queensland Ambulance spokesman told news.com.au paramedics were on the scene and had treated a man who had been shot in the chest.

Initial reports indicated shots were fired near the Pacific Rim film set. But a spokesman for the production later confirmed the incident wasn’t connected.

Filming of the new sci-fi monster flick, which stars Scott Eastwood, the son of film legend Clint Eastwood, and Star Wars’ John Boyega, started January 14 and was scheduled to take two weeks. It required sections of Eagle, Creek and Queen streets to be closed to traffic.

megan.palin@news.com.au