{"id":19604,"date":"2022-07-19T23:34:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T23:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/law-order-crew-member-is-fatally-shot-at-brooklyn-film-location\/"},"modified":"2022-07-19T23:34:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T23:34:43","slug":"law-order-crew-member-is-fatally-shot-at-brooklyn-film-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/law-order-crew-member-is-fatally-shot-at-brooklyn-film-location\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Law &#038; Order&#8217; Crew Member Is Fatally Shot at Brooklyn Film Location"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A Brooklyn movie location for a ripped-from-the-headlines television crime show became a murder scene early Tuesday when a man who was informing parking restrictions connected to the production was fatally shot while he sat in a car, the police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The killing happened on North Henry Street near Norman Avenue in the Greenpoint neighborhood as a crew working on the crime show, \u201cLaw &#038; Order: Organized Crime,\u201d was preparing to film on the block, according to the police and flers posted there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The police identified the victim as Johnny Pizarro, 31, of Queens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr.  Pizarro, whose job was to make sure the street was clear so that vehicles affiliated with the show could park, was sitting in a car when a lone assailant approached the vehicle, opened the door and shot him in the head and neck, the police said .  He was taken to Woodhull Hospital Center in Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead, the police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">No arrest had been made and no motivation had been established by Tuesday afternoon, the police said.  A short, thin man in a black hooded sweatshirt and dark pants was seen running from where the shooting occurred, the police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The killing of a man working in service of a high-profile industry in a relatively safe neighborhood came at a time of growing unease in some quarters that \u2014 despite shootings and murders being down so far this year \u2014 New York City is becoming unsafe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mayor Eric Adams, a former police captain who ran as a crime fighter and continues to make public safety a top priority, has helped feed that perception at times, saying, for instance, that he had \u201cnever witnessed crime at this level.\u201d  (Police data undercuts that characterization.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Fabien Levy, a spokesman for Mr.  Adams, said in a statement that law enforcement authorities would \u201cwork diligently to bring the suspect to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe safety of all New Yorkers is our top priority,\u201d Mr.  Levy said.  \u201cNo shooting is acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Reached at his home in Puerto Rico, Mr.  Pizarro&#8217;s father, who shares the name Johnny with his son, said he was \u201cshocked\u201d when his daughter called to tell him of the killing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cNo words,\u201d the elder Mr.  Pizarro said, describing how his last had come to visit him two months ago as the men \u201ctried to bring our relationship together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThis thing is a tragedy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cLaw &#038; Order: Organized Crime,\u201d which airs on NBC and stars Christopher Meloni, is set in New York and draws inspiration from crimes committed in the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The show is the latest iteration of the durable crime-procedural franchise created by the producer Dick Wolf.  It is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Wolf Entertainment, and is filming its third season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe were terribly saddened and shocked to hear that one of our crew members was the victim of a crime early this morning and has died as a result,\u201d a spokeswoman for NBC and Universal Television said in a statement.  \u201cWe are working with local law enforcement as they continue to investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The block where the killing occurred is lined with large trees and mostly three-story homes inhabited by a mix of longtime residents and newer arrivals.  Msgr.  McGolrick Park, a shady, dog-friendly oasis, is close by.  Monthly rents for some renovated units run from $3,500 to $5,000, according to online listings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The area is in the 94th Precinct, where serious crime is generally rare, according to police statistics.  There had not previously been a murder in the precinct this year as of Sunday and none last year or in 2020, the data shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Janus Czuj, a 35-year neighborhood resident who lives around the corner from the site of the shooting, said violent crime was indeed rare in the area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cEvery night I walk here,\u201d Mr.  Czuj, 60, said, adding that there was \u201cnever a single problem\u201d in the neighborhood and \u201cnever something crazy like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He said his truck had been parked Monday evening on the block where the killing occurred and that a man he believed was Mr.  Pizarro had asked him to move it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI saw him yesterday,\u201d Mr.  Czuj said.  He added: \u201cHe was so energetic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Gabrielle Van den Berg, who lives across the street from where the shooting happened, said her husband had gone outside after hearing shots, then came back inside after noticing nothing amiss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt was really loud,\u201d Ms.  Van den Berg said of the gunfire.  \u201cI&#8217;m pretty sure it was three gunshots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Productions like the one  Pizarro was working on contribute significantly to New York City&#8217;s economy.  A study released by the Mayor&#8217;s Office of Media and Entertainment last August found that the film and television industry supported about 185,000 jobs, $18.1 billion in wages and $81.6 billion in total economic output in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Eighty TV series \u2014 a record number \u2014 were shooting in the city during the 2018-19 season, according to the study.  And although the industry ceased operations for several months in 2020 amid the pandemic&#8217;s early phase, it has begun to rebound.  There are around 35 series now filming in the five boroughs, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The frequent presence of film crews in certain neighborhoods can be a contentious issue for residents who are forced to relinquish coveted parking spaces to make way for production-related vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Film crews typically post notices on light poles advising residents about when they must move their cars and when filming will begin.  Workers affiliated with a production, like Mr.  Pizarro, then sit out all night to ensure the streets are emptied.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In the case of the \u201cLaw &#038; Order: Organized Crime\u201d production, flier indicated that cars were to be moved off the block by 10 pm Monday and that filming was set to begin at 6 am Tuesday \u2014 about an hour after Mr.  Pizarro was killed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The shooting prompted production to shut down for the day.  A little after 4 pm, the last police investigators left the area, as did a tow truck pulling what was presumably the car that Mr.  Pizarro was in when he was shot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Olivia Bensimon and <!-- -->Chelsia Rose Marcius<!-- --> contributed reporting. <!-- -->Kirsten Noyes<!-- --> contributed research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Brooklyn movie location for a ripped-from-the-headlines television crime show became a murder scene early Tuesday when a man who was informing parking restrictions connected to the production was fatally shot while he sat in a car, the police said. 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