Prop gun fired by Alec Baldwin on set kills crew member
The incident happened on the set of Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza"were shot when a prop firearm was discharged by Alec Baldwin," the sheriff in Santa Fe said in a statement.US actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed a cinematographer and wounded the director on a film set in New Mexico, US law enforcement officers said Thursday.in the southwestern US state, where Baldwin is playing the lead in a 19th-century western.
Hutchins, 42, was transported to hospital by helicopter but died of her wounds, while Souza, 48, was taken by ambulance and is receiving treatment."He provided statements and answered their questions. He came in voluntarily and he left the building after he finished his interviews. No charges have been filed and no arrests have been made."
A spokesperson from the production told The Hollywood Reporter the"accident" involved the misfire of a prop gun with blanks. The 63-year-old posted a photograph earlier Thursday on Instagram showing him apparently on set, dressed in a period costume and with fake blood on his shirt.
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