Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was pronounced dead after shooting on a movie set on Thursday. According to the Daily Wire actor Alec Baldwin, reportedly shot off a prop gun killing Hutchins and injuring writer and director Joel Souza.
Actor Alec Baldwin Discharges Prop Gun On Movie Set, Killing One, Injuring Another, Authorities Say https://t.co/db3Ywinp9Y pic.twitter.com/0Imob2yHOL
— The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) October 22, 2021
The Sante Fe’s Sherriff’s Office reports the shooting occurred on the Bonanza Creek Ranch movie set. The three were on location for the independent project known as “Rust.” The film is written and directed by Souza, 48, who is now hospitalized at Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical center.
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The Sante Fe New Mexican reported, “[a] source close to the investigation said Baldwin, 63, was questioned by investigators late Thursday and was seen by a New Mexican reporter and photographer in tears.”
A spokes Person For the Sherriff’s Office stated that the movie scene that was filming “involved the use of a prop firearm, ”which discharged. “Detectives are investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged.”
Actor Alec Baldwin shoots and kill a woman and injures the director at the filming set of a film in New Mexico. His spokesperson says it was an accident. https://t.co/hHXtm9HKPd
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Sherriff’s Official Statement
The full Sherriff’s Office Statement says:
Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Bonanza Creek Ranch movie set of the western “Rust,” October 21, 2021, when a 911 caller reported a shooting on the set
The sheriff’s office confirms that two individuals were shot on the set of Rust. Halyna Hutchins, 42, director of photography, and Joel Souza, 48, director, were shot when a prop firearm was discharged by Alec Baldwin, 68, producer, and actor.
Ms. Hutchins was transported, via helicopter, to the University of New Mexico Hospital where she was pronounced dead by medical personnel. Mr. Souza was transported by ambulance to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical center where he is undergoing treatment for his injuries.
This investigation remains open and active. No charges have been filed in regard to this incident. Witnesses continue to be interviewed by detectives.
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Filming has since halted on the “Rust” Movie set. IMBD offers this synopsis about what the actor was filming at the time of the accident:
“A 13 -year-old boy, left to fend for himself and his younger brother following the death of their parents in 1880’s Kansas, goes on the run with his long-estranged grandfather after he’s sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher.”
