Alec Baldwin; Halyna Hutchins; Joel Souza.Photo: Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images; Mat Hayward/Getty Images; Ron Adar/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
More details are emerging about the tragic accident on the New Mexico set ofAlec Baldwin’s upcoming western film when hisprop gun misfired, accidentally killing the film’s cinematographer and injuring the director.
She added that, after the gun misfired, “we all ran out.”
Asked if the gun was loaded with a real bullet, the script supervisor said she didn’t know. She said that Hutchins and Souza were “doubled over” when she last saw them, but she did not have any information about the extent of their injuries.
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Soon after, another person took over the call. He told the operator that Hutchins and Souza were “alert” following the shooting and that a set medic was assessing them, the audio reveals.
Alec Baldwin; Halyna Hutchins.Jim Spellman/Getty; Fred Hayes/Getty
Hutchins was airlifted to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where she died from her injuries, according to the sheriff’s department.
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Souza was undergoing treatment for his injuries at Christus St. Vincent’s hospital on Thursday night, officials said. On Friday, his reps confirmed to Deadline thathe had been released.
“She was anabsolutely incredible talent and a great person. She had such an eye and a visual style, she was the kind of cinematographer that you wanted to see succeed because you wanted to see what she could pull off next,” wrote actorJoe Manganielloon Instagram, “and she was a fantastic person.”
Halyna Hutchins on the set of ‘Rust’.Halyna Hutchins/ instagram
So far, no charges have been filed. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
The film set has now beenshut down, with production indefinitely paused, according to the film’s production company, Rust Movie Productions LLC.
source: people.com
