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Alec Baldwin fires prop gun, killing cinematographer and wounding director: authorities
An apparent mishap on the set of Alec Baldwin’s movie, “Rust,” at a New Mexico ranch, sent two members of the film crew to hospitals, with one of them, a cinematographer, losing her life, Fox News has confirmed.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the set outside Santa Fe around 1:50 p.m. local time, and the call indicated an individual had been shot.
Investigators said the prop firearm was being used during filming when it was discharged by Baldwin, hitting his director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, and director Joel Souza. Hutchins later died after being flown to a hospital in Albuquerque, while Souza was treated then released from a hospital in Santa Fe.
Detectives were investigating how the shootings happened and what type of projectile was discharged, the sheriff said.
A production spokesperson from Rust Movie Productions LLC told Deadline in a statement that the incident involved “the misfire of a prop gun with blanks” and that the “production has been halted for the time being.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON OUR TOP STORY.
In other developments:
– Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ movie production halted ‘for an undetermined period of time’
– Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ shooting victims: Who are Halnya Hutchins and Joel Souza?
– Alec Baldwin spotted ‘in tears’ after ‘Rust’ movie set shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 ‘critical’: report
Brian Laundrie case: FBI confirms remains were from Florida fugitive
The FBI confirmed Thursday that remains recovered a day earlier from a Florida park were those of Florida fugitive Brian Laundrie.
A comparison of dental records confirmed the 23-year-old’s identity, according to the FBI.
Laundrie’s confirmed death came about two months after his fiancée Gabby Petito, 22, was believed killed near a Wyoming campsite the…
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