A GoFundMe page has been launched for Johnny Alberto Pizarro II, the Law & Order crew member who was gunned down on the set of the NBC show.
As Sportskeeda previously reported, on the morning of July 19, 31-year-old Johnny Pizarro II was working on the New York set of the Law & Order spin-off, Law and Order: Organized crime, as a parking enforcement officer.
As per the official NYPD report, Pizarro was sitting in his car when he was shot multiple times by an unknown assailant. He was transported to Woodhull Medical Center, where he died from his wounds.
In the aftermath of the killing, Chrissy Grigoropoulos, an attorney for Pizarro's estate, launched a GoFundMe to support the wife and children of the Law & Order crew member. As of July 23, Grigoropoulos' initiative has raised more than $18000 of a $250000 goal.
Details of the shooting on the Law & Order set
According to Law and Crime, authorities have not yet identified the shooter or any potential motives they had. On the GoFundMe page, Grigoropoulis summed up everything disclosed about the murder.
She wrote:
"On July 19, 2022, we lost a father, son, brother and uncle and a beloved person in the Bushwick, Brooklyn community."
She continued:
"Johnny Alberto Pizarro II was taken from his family and children too soon. An unknown individual took him away from his children in the most senseless way possible, while working and trying to earn a living for his family as a parking enforcer."
She also mentioned that since Pizarro was a family man, the murder was particularly tragic.
She continued,
"Words cannot describe the emptiness his family and dearest friends feel. He was the bright light and heart of so many lives and his memory will be eternal."
In response to the murder, NBC and Universal Television, which produced the Law & Order franchise, shared a statement with the press.
It read:
"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."
The statement specified that the investigation is ongoing, though authorities have not yet disclosed the names of any suspects.
The statement read:
"We are working with local law enforcement as they continue to investigate. Our hearts go out to his family and friends and we ask that you respect their privacy during this time."
People News reported that funeral services for Johnny Pizarro II would be held from July 24-26 at the San Juan Funeral Home in Brooklyn, New York.