The deceased was named Halyn Hutchins and she was 42 years old. The incident occurred during the filming of the movie ‘Rust’ in New Mexico. In addition, director Joel Souza has been injured. The investigation is ongoing and no charges have been brought against Baldwin.
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A woman has died and a man was injured this Thursday by a shot by the actor Alec Baldwin with a prop holster on the filming from a movie in the US state of New Mexico.
State authorities have confirmed that the 68-year-old also producer was the one who fired the gun on the set of the western film Rust, in an incident that occurred around 1:50 p.m. (local time) at the Bonanza Creek Ranch.
A Baldwin spokeswoman has indicated that the shooting occurred by accident. when the gun fails of props that was supposedly from blank So what I didn’t know it was loaded.
After being shot, the emergency services have transferred the woman to the University of New Mexico Hospital, although her death has been declared there. The victim has been identified as the cinematographer Halyn Hutchins, 42 years old.
On the other hand, the director was injured in the accident Joel Souza, 48, who has been transferred to the Saint Vicente Regional Medical Center, where he has already been discharged.
The authorities have indicated that the investigation is ongoing and, for the moment, They rule out filing charges against the actor. Meanwhile, production on the film, directed by Souza and with Baldwin as producer and actor, has been halted.
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