'Law & Order' Crew Member Killed Near Set Identified as Father of 6: 'Heart of So Many Lives'

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo: gofundme

ALaw & Order: Organized Crimecrew member who was shot dead this week in Brooklyn, New York leaves behind six children.

Johnny Alberto Pizarro II, 31, has been identified as the victim of afatal shooting near the NBC show’s seton Tuesday, as Chrissy Grigoropoulos, Esq., an attorney for his estate, launched aGoFundMepage to help support his family and cover funeral expenses.

“No one should be murdered while working, trying to earn a living for their family,” Grigoropoulos tells PEOPLE in a statement. “We are humbled and thankful for all the help from the media in raising money for Johnny Pizarro’s children who are lost without their father.

“The investigation is still ongoing and we have faith in the system finding the heartless killer who ripped a loving father from his children’s lives!” she adds.

GOFUNDME

Pizarro was sitting in his car on Henry Street when the gunman opened the car door andshot him multiple times in the head and neck, according to the NYPD. He was transported to Woodhull Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The show, which is currently filming season 3, shut down production Tuesday following Pizarro’s death.

An NYPD spokesperson tells PEOPLE the investigation remains ongoing.

NBC and Universal Television shared in a statement: “We 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.

RELATED VIDEO: Elvis Actress and Singer Shonka Dukureh, 44, Found Dead in Her Nashville Apartment: Police

“We are working with local law enforcement as they continue to investigate,” the statement read. “Our hearts go out to his family and friends and we ask that you respect their privacy during this time.”

source: people.com