A Law & Order: Organized Crime crew member was shot and killed on July 19 while on set in Brooklyn, New York. “This morning. Tuesday July 18th at 5:15 am [a] man — who police later learned was Johnny Pizarro, 34, of Queens — was parked in front of 229 North Henry Street in Brooklyn when he was shot in the head and neck,” an NYPD public information officer confirmed to HollywoodLife . “EMS transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. At the time he wasn’t doing any parking enforcement and we were told it was for Law & Order.” They added that there are currently no suspects and no arrests have been made while the investigation is ongoing. Other media reported that the victim was 31 years old.
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The shooting occurred in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, and Johnny was pronounced dead on arrival at Woodhull Hospital, according to CBS News. He was responsible for putting up “No Parking” signs around the area and “worked for a private company that was contracted to the production,” according to Variety. “Law & Order: Organized Crime” was on location filming its third season when the killer took the life of the crew member (Photo: Jose Perez / SplashNews) There was no security from the NYPD’s film and television unit at the time of the murder, per Deadline. It is not known if Johnny was related to the killer. Another crew member from Law & Order: Organized Crime told Deadline that he saw a man leave the scene with “something under his shirt” after the shooting broke out. “We were terribly saddened and shocked to learn that one of our crew members was the victim of a crime early this morning and died as a result,” NBC and Universal Television studio Old Variety said in a joint statement. “We are working with local law enforcement as they continue their investigation. Our hearts go out to his family and friends and we ask that you respect their privacy during this time.” Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler for “Law & Order: Organized Crime” (Photo: Peter Kramer/NBC) In addition, New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ office issued a statement following the tragedy. “The safety of all New Yorkers is our first priority. No shooting is acceptable, which is why we work every day to get illegal guns off the streets of New York,” mayoral spokesman Fabien Levy told Deadline. “The NYPD is actively investigating the fatal shooting of a Law and Order: Organized Crime crew member early this morning. We offer our deepest condolences to the victim’s family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time and will work diligently to bring the suspect to justice and stem the tide of gun violence we are seeing.” Related link Additionally, a resident of the block where the shootings took place was in disbelief that the loud bangs she heard Tuesday morning were gunshots. “I mean, this is crazy. This is crazy,” the woman told CBS News. “We didn’t suspect it was gunshots, so we just went to sleep… Later, we woke up and there were police everywhere.”
