A former Brooklyn café owner who now works on the set of a TV cooking show was shot dead last night in an apparent robbery attempt, the man’s friends and authorities said.
The victim, Ivan Giovanettina, 41, was gunned down just after 9:30 pm on Macon Street in Bedford-Stuyvessant, authorities said.
Witnesses said Giovanettina was approached by two men, and at one point he was seen running after the men. There was a gunshot, Giovanettina fell to the ground and the men ran away, according to witnesses.
Cops arrived to find Giovanettina bleeding from a gunshot wound to the stomach. He was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No arrests have been made.
Giovanettina once owned a Bed-Stuy coffee shop, Blu York Café, friends said. He now works as a scene designer on the set of ABC’s daytime cooking talk show, “The Chew,” his roommates told The Post.
“We are shocked and saddened to learn of Ivan Giovanettina’s untimely death,” ABC said in a statement. “He was a beloved member of our team and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.”