'Law & Order' filming turns into real crime scene

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The filming of the American series “Law & Order: Organized Crime” became the place of a real crime scene this Tuesday morning. 

A member of the technical team was indeed shot dead in a car while several scenes were going to be filmed.

According to the NYPD, the victim, identified as Johnny Pizarro, was sitting in a vehicle when his assailant approached, opened the door and shot him twice in the head.

Rushed to hospital, he succumbed to his injuries.

Mr. Pizarro was in charge of marking out the parking restrictions on the set of this popular series which notably stars Christopher Meloni or Dylan McDermott.

“We are sad and shocked to learn that a member of our team had been the victim of such a crime early this morning,” an NBC spokesperson told the New York Times.

No arrests took place in this folder at the moment.