Alec Baldwin Fired Prop Gun That Killed Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins In Tragic On-Set Accident
Oct. 21 2021, Published 10:58 p.m. ET
Alec Baldwin was involved in a horrific on-set accident that ended with a cinematographer being shot and killed.
According to reports, earlier today, the incident went down on the Santa Fe, New Mexico set for the 63-year-old actor's latest film Rust.
The scene being filmed reportedly required Baldwin to fire a gun. The prop was suppose to be filled with blanks. However, it somehow discharged shrapnel or a bullet.
Sources say both the director Joel Souza and the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were hit with the debris/bullet. Hutchins had to be airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque.
The director was hit in the clavicle and was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the "prop firearm was discharged by Alec Baldwin."