On the set of the western “Rust” cameraman Halina Hutchins was killed and director Joel Sousa was injured, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office. According to police, actor Alec Baldwin fired a weapon that was used as props and was supposed to be loaded with blanks. However, the bullet or its fragments hit two people.
“The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office confirms that two people were wounded by gunfire while filming a scene on the set of The Rust. Halina Hutchins, 42, director of photography, and 48-year-old Joel Sousa, director, were injured when 68-year-old producer and actor Alec Baldwin fired a gun for props.
Portal Deadline, citing the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, reports that law enforcement has interrogated and released actor Alec Baldwin. “No one was arrested and no one was charged,” said one of the department employees.
According to police, the injured female operator was first taken by helicopter to the University of New Mexico hospital in Albuquerque, but she died due to her injuries. As a representative of the sheriff’s office later told The Hollywood Reporter, the wounded Joel Sousa is in critical condition.
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