Popular Actor Accidentally Kills Woman On Movie Set

The news reaching the OSUNREPORTERS NEWS has it that the authorities in New Mexico had confirmed that American actor, Alec Baldwin, fired a prop gun on a movie set in an accident that killed a photography chief and injured a director.

……A statement from the Santa Fe Sheriff’s office said Actor Baldwin, who is acting in and producing the film Rust, had fired the prop gun in an incident on Thursday.

According to the statement, deputies were dispatched to the set around 2pm in Bonanza Creek Ranch when a 911 caller reported a shooting.

………“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,” it said.

………“Ms Hutchins was transported, via helicopter, to 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.”

,,,,,,,,,,,,Halyna Hutchins Photograph; Mat Hayward-Getty Images for AMC Networks
Juan Rios, from the Sheriff’s Office, told the Guardian: “Mr Baldwin came in voluntarily to speak with investigators and after speaking with them he left.”

……….Similarly, Newsonline Nigeria understands that a spokesperson for Baldwin said there was an accident on the set involving the misfire of a prop gun with blanks. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported Baldwin was seen on Thursday outside the sheriff’s office in tears, but attempts to get comment from him were unsuccessful.

…….“According to investigators, it appears that the scene being filmed involved the use of a prop firearm when it was discharged,” Rios told the Albuquerque Journal. “Detectives are investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged.”

……A woman has died after being shot during the filming of Rust, a movie starring Alec Baldwin Photograph; Startraks Photo-REX-Shutterstock
Production has been halted on the film, which was being directed by Souza with Baldwin producing and starring in it.

……….Meanwhile, Newsonline Nigeria reports that the 42-year-old Hutchins was director of photography on the 2020 action film Archenemy, starring Joe Manganiello. A 2015 graduate of the American Film Institute, she was named a “rising star” by American Cinematographer in 2019.