-
Alec Baldwin shoots prop gun, killing 1, injuring another on set of ‘Rust,’ officials say
Producer and actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun Thursday that killed one particular crew member and hurt a further on the established of the film “Rust” in New Mexico, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Workplace reported. The film’s director of pictures, Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed, and director Joel Souza, 48, was hurt when Baldwin, 63, discharged the stage firearm, the agency mentioned in a statement Thursday evening. “Rust” director of images Halyna Hutchins.Fred Hayes / Getty Visuals for SAGindie file Hutchins was flown by helicopter to the University of New Mexico Hospital, the place she was pronounced dead, according to the sheriff’s office. Agents for Hutchins stated in…
-
Alec Baldwin Fatally Shoots Crew Member on ‘Rust’ Set, Authorities Say
Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on the set of a Western he was making in New Mexico on Thursday, killing the film’s director of photography and wounding the movie’s director, the authorities said. The cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed, and the director, Joel Souza, 48, was injured around 1:50 p.m. on the set of “Rust,” which is being filmed in Santa Fe County, said Juan Rios, a spokesman for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office. The circumstances of the shooting are under investigation. Mr. Rios said the shooting at Bonanza Creek Ranch happened in the middle of a scene that was either being rehearsed or filmed. He said…
Extraordinary Arts & Entertainment
