NA Editorial
Actor Alec Baldwin fired a gun and accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured one man, on the set of the film “Rust” in the American state of New Mexico, during filming.
According to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, it was confirmed that two people were shot, 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the film’s director, 48-year-old Joel Souza, who were hit when a gun scenographic design was created by actor and producer Alec Baldwin.
According to official data, the weapon was scenographic, that is, a weapon that was part of the filming of the film, a western, and the film’s production team initially stated that the bullets were blanks.
It is not yet known how many shots were fired, but the two people who were shot were from the behind-the-scenes team, which leads us to believe that the shots were fired towards the cameras.
Hutchins was even taken by helicopter to the University of New Mexico hospital, but she did not survive her injuries and ended up dying, while Souza was taken by ambulance to the Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, with injuries to her shoulder.