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INTERNATIONAL
Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman
with prop gun on movie set
A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor
Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set
for the 19th Century western Rust.
Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot while working on the set
as director of photography. She was flown to hospital by
helicopter but died of her injuries.
The man, 48-year-old director Joel Souza, was taken from
the scene at Bonanza Creek Ranch by ambulance.
Police said they were investigating and that no charges
had been filed.
Halyna Hutchins: Rising star of film industry was
'incredible artist' How prop guns work in films
A spokesman for Mr Baldwin, best known for his role as
Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock and for his
portrayal of Donald Trump on sketch show Saturday Night JIM WEBER/THE NEW MEXICAN
Live, said the incident had involved the misfiring of a prop
gun with blanks. She was the director of photography for the 2020
In a statement to AFP news agency, a Santa Fe sheriff action film Archenemy, directed by Adam Egypt
spokesman said Mr Baldwin had spoken to detectives. Mortimer.
"He came in voluntarily and he left the building after he “I’m so sad about losing Halyna. And so infuriated
finished his interviews," the spokesman said. that this could happen on a set,” Mr Mortimer said
in a tweet.
Police are trying to establish what type of projectile left In a statement, the International Cinematographer’s
the prop gun and how. Mr Baldwin was seen outside the Guild said Ms Hutchins’ death was “devastating
sheriff's office in tears, local media reported. news” and “a terrible loss”.
The actor is a co-producer of the film and plays its “The details are unclear at this moment, but we
namesake, an outlaw whose 13-year-old grandson is are working to learn more, and we support a full
convicted of manslaughter. investigation into this tragic event,” said guild
The eldest of four brothers, all actors, Mr Baldwin has president John Lindley and executive director
starred in numerous TV and film roles since the 1980s. Rebecca Rhine.
Ms Hutchins was from Ukraine and grew up on a Soviet Police say sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to
military base in the Arctic Circle, according to her personal Bonanza Creek Ranch, a popular filming location,
website. She studied journalism in Kyiv, and film in Los at around 13:50 local time (19:50 GMT) after
Angeles, and was named a “rising star” by the American receiving an emergency call about a shooting on
Cinematographer magazine in 2019. the set of Rust.
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