A popular Brooklyn filming location became a real-life crime scene early this morning when a crew member from Law & Order: Organized Crime was fatally shot while doing his job. Johnny Pizarro, a resident of Queens, was hired for the production of Law & Order.
The crew member was reportedly “working as an outside agent” and his job was to “make sure the street was clear so vehicles affiliated with the show could park”.
The father-of-six was said to have been placing cones and “no parking” signs along the block early that morning, as the show would be filming a scene there later in the day. Related: Subway Employee Shot & Killed During Argument That Began Over… MAYONNAISE?! According to CBS New York, residents of the Greenpoint neighborhood heard commotion outside around 5 this morning but didn’t even realize the noises were gunshots.
A neighborhood resident told the outlet: The neighborhood is such a popular filming location, especially for true crime and police shows, the residents didn’t even think that the unimaginable had happened.
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