Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died after being shot while the actor was handling a gun believed to be blank loaded.
Actor Alec Baldwin shot and killed the director of photography on Thursday, October 21, presumably by accident, and injured the director of the western he was filming in New Mexico (United States), police said. local. Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza “were shot and wounded when Alec Baldwin unloaded a gun used for filming” from the movie “Rust”Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Services said in a statement to AFP. Halyna Hutchins, 42, was evacuated by helicopter to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead by medics.
The director of “Rust”, Joel Souza, 48, was admitted to intensive care. According to a spokesperson for the sheriff quoted by The Hollywood Reporter, it is in a “critical state”. According to the specialized media, citing a spokesperson for the production, it is a “accident” involving a prop that needed to be blank loaded. Sheriff’s services confirmed that the incident appeared to be related to a weapon used as a prop on set and that “investigators are trying to find out what type of projectile was fired” and under what circumstances.
“Alec Baldwin was questioned by police”Santa Fe Sheriff’s spokesman Juan Rios told AFP. “He provided statements and answered some questions. He introduced himself voluntarily and left the building after the interrogations were finished. No prosecution was initiated and no arrests were made.”, he added.