Alec Baldwin fired shot that killed one, wounded another on film set

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Alec Baldwin fired shot that killed one, wounded another on film set
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Publishing date:Oct 21, 2021 • 6 hours ago • 1 minute read • Join the conversation
US actor Alec Baldwin attends DreamWorks Animation's "The Boss Baby: Family Business" premiere at SVA Theatre on June 22, 2021 in New York City.
US actor Alec Baldwin attends DreamWorks Animation's "The Boss Baby: Family Business" premiere at SVA Theatre on June 22, 2021 in New York City. PHOTO BY ANGELA WEISS /AFP via Getty Images
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Police have confirmed Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of western Rust on Thursday, accidentally killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.

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The Sante Fe, New Mexico Sheriff’s Department released a statement on Thursday night that it was lead actor Baldwin, who plays an infamous outlaw in the movie, who discharged the prop gun.


“Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Bonanza Creek Ranch movie set of the western after receiving an emergency call about a shooting on the set. They found two wounded individuals, 42-year-old Hutchins and Souza, 48,” a statement from the Sheriff’s office read.

“(They) were shot when a prop firearm was discharged by Alec Baldwin, 68, producer and actor.” .

The statement continued, “According to investigators it appears that the scene being filmed involved the use of a prop firearm when it was discharged. Detectives are investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged.”


Hutchins was flown by helicopter to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where she was pronounced dead.

Souza was transported by ambulance to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, and is undergoing treatment for his injuries, Deadline reports.

Hutchins graduated in 2015 from the American Film Institute and was named a “rising star” by American Cinematographer magazine in 2019.

Her work includes the 2020 feature Archenemy starring Joe Manganiello.

The investigation is ongoing and police are now interviewing witnesses.
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Tragic for the people shot.
Makes me wonder how an anti-gun, ultra liberal would even take part in a production associated with awful guns
 
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I wonder how this will change things in the movies. Maybe no more ammunition live or blanks in the guns? The actors would just yell “Bang!” for every shot? It would put a different spin on John Wick 4.
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They can edit in whole characters in CGI. Certainly they can edit in a sound of a gun.
 
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Ron in Regina said:
I wonder how this will change things in the movies. Maybe no more ammunition live or blanks in the guns? The actors would just yell “Bang!” for every shot? It would put a different spin on John Wick 4.
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I am wondering how a loaded gun was put on the set.. maybe this was intentional, murder.. scuffed off as a tragic accident
 
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Prop gun in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting had live rounds, police say
Author of the article:Adria Malcolm and Alexandra Ulmer, Reuters
Publishing date:Oct 22, 2021 • 9 hours ago • 4 minute read • 173 Comments
Alec Baldwin attends DreamWorks Animation's "The Boss Baby: Family Business" premiere at SVA Theatre on June 22, 2021 in New York City.
Alec Baldwin attends DreamWorks Animation's "The Boss Baby: Family Business" premiere at SVA Theatre on June 22, 2021 in New York City. PHOTO BY ANGELA WEISS /AFP via Getty Images
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SANTA FE — Alec Baldwin was handed what was described as a safe “cold gun” on the set of his movie “Rust,” but the prop gun contained live rounds when it was fired, according to details of the police investigation into the fatal shooting released on Friday.

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The shot hit cinematographer Halayna Hutchins in the chest, and director Joel Souza who was sitting behind her, in the shoulder, according to a county sheriff’s affidavit filed in Santa Fe magistrates court.


Hutchins died of her wounds and Souza was injured but has since been released from a local hospital.

The assistant director who handed Baldwin the prop gun did not know it contained live rounds, the affidavit by Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department Detective Joel Cano said.

Baldwin said on Friday he was in shock over his accidental fatal shooting, as reports emerged of walk-outs there earlier in the week over unsafe conditions.

The star of “30 Rock” and “The Hunt for Red October” said he was “fully cooperating” with authorities to determine how the incident occurred on Thursday on the set of his Western movie “Rust.”

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The Los Angeles Times and Deadline Hollywood cited several members of the crew and others close to the production as saying six or seven camera operators had walked off the “Rust” set hours before the tragedy.

Both outlets also reported that there had been at least one previous misfire with the prop gun.


“We cited everything from lack of payment for three weeks, taking our hotels away despite asking for them in our deals, lack of Covid safety, and on top of that, poor gun safety! Poor on-set safety period!” one camera crew member wrote on a private Facebook page, according to Deadline. After the walkout on Thursday morning, “They brought in four non-union guys to replace us and tried calling the cops on us.”

Reuters could not immediately confirm the accounts. Rust Movie Productions did not respond to a request for comment on Friday but said in a statement that the safety of the cast and crew is its top priority and it was investigating.

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“Though we were not made aware of any official complaints concerning weapon or prop safety on set, we will be conducting an internal review of our procedures while production is shut down,” the company said in its statement.

Baldwin, 63, said on Friday that there were “no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours.” “My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna,” added the actor in a posting on his social media accounts.


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The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department said the incident involving the prop gun occurred on Thursday at the Bonanza Creek Ranch, south of Santa Fe.

The sheriff’s department said no charges had been filed and the investigation remained open. Baldwin voluntarily gave a statement about the shooting, the sheriff’s department said.

Halyna Hutchins, director of photography for “Rust”, poses for a selfie photo in this picture obtained from social media.
Halyna Hutchins, director of photography for “Rust”, poses for a selfie photo in this picture obtained from social media. PHOTO BY HALYNAHUTCHINS /Instagram/via REUTERS
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) said in a statement that it was “heartbroken and devastated” to learn of the death of Hutchins, who was a member of the union.

Hutchins’ representatives in a statement called her “a ray of light. Always smiling, always hopeful.”

“We hope this tragedy will reveal new lessons for how to better ensure safety for every crew member on set,” the statement added.


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Baldwin is also a co-producer of “Rust,” which is set in 1880s Kansas. He plays the outlaw grandfather of a 13-year-old boy convicted of an accidental killing.

A picture posted by Baldwin on Thursday of himself dressed in cowboy-style attire, with what appeared to be a fake blood stain on his shirt and jacket, was deleted after the accident.

Known for his impersonations of former U.S. President Donald Trump on sketch show “Saturday Night Live,” Baldwin has appeared in more than 100 TV and film comedies and dramas, and won Emmy awards for his role as an egotistical TV network executive in the satire “30 Rock.”


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ANOTHER ON-SET SHOOTING

The accident renewed debate about whether certain types of prop guns should be banned on TV and movie sets.

Brandon Lee, son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, died at age 28 after being fatally wounded in 1993 by a prop gun in an on-set accident while filming “The Crow.”

“I don’t understand why we would still use blank rounds in a day when you could simulate them,” indie film director and producer Ben Rock told Reuters on Friday.

Rock, who was not involved in the “Rust” film, noted that visual effects now possible in post-production effectively simulate the muzzle flashes from firing blank rounds, making the dangerous practice no longer necessary for the sake of realism.

Hutchins, 42, who was originally from Ukraine, was named one of American Cinematographer’s Rising Stars of 2019. Her last social media post, two days ago, shows her grinning under a wide-brimmed hat as she rides a horse. “One of the perks of shooting a western is you get to ride horses on your day off:)” she captioned the video.
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Prop gun in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting had live rounds, police say

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Interesting connections when the dots are finished being connected it will be Trump's fault

Baldwin is so screwed if he lived in the real world

He was the Producer of the movie and his responsibility to have persons on set qualified to handle safety concerns, the lady charged in caretaking the firearms was a nut job

He took control of a firearm and never checked if it was loaded or the safety was switched on

He pointed at innocent bystanders not even at the actor in the scene that he was interacting with

The worst part he pulled the trigger while pointing at a crowd of bystanders overseeing the scene

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