Tragedy on the set of "Rust", Alec Baldwin killed a woman with a prop weapon
The weapon had to be loaded with blanks and it is still not clear how real bullets could have been exploded
A tragedy took place on the set of "Rust", a western film that was being shot in Santa Fe County in New Mexico, United States. director of photography Halyna Hutchins (42) was killed after being shot by Alec Baldwin while filming a scene. The weapon had to be loaded with blanks and it is still not clear how real bullets could have been exploded. Director Joel Souza was also injured at the juncture. Police said Alec Baldwin spontaneously showed up to be questioned and told his version of events and no one has been indicted at the moment.
Alec Baldwin, 63, is a well-known and popular actor (ex-husband of Kim Basinger) who recently made a comeback for his impersonation of former President Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live". In "Rust" he played the protagonist's grandfather, a thirteen-year-old boy who finds himself having to think about himself and his younger brother after the death of his parents in Kansas at the end of the 19th century. Filming of the film was, of course, suspended.
Alec Baldwin then wanted to entrust his mood to his social channels by writing: "There are no words that can describe the shock and my sadness about the tragic accident that cost the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, a mother and an appreciated colleague of ours. I am fully cooperating with the police investigation to understand how this tragedy could have happened. I am in contact with her husband to offer my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for him, for their son and for all who knew and loved Halyna. '
