Actor Alec Baldwin Accidentally Shoots One Crew To Death, No Prosecution
Alec Baldwin fires a property gun accidentally on the set of the film. In the accident, Alec Baldwin killed a head of photography and injured a director, New Mexico authorities said.
A statement from the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office said that Baldwin, who is acting and producing the film Rust, had fired a property gun in an incident on Thursday.
Police officers were then dispatched to the scene at around 2pm at Bonanza Creek Ranch, when a caller for 911 emergency services reported a shooting.
"The sheriff's office confirms that two people were shot on the set of Rust. Halyna Hutchins, 42, director of photography and Joel Souza, 48, director, were shot. A firearm was fired by Alec Baldwin, 68, producer and actor," the sheriff's office said in a statement. Santa Fe.
Two Victims
"Hutchins was transported by helicopter to the University of New Mexico Hospital where he was pronounced dead by medics. Souza was transported by ambulance to the Christus St. Vincent regional medical center where he is undergoing treatment for his injuries."
"This investigation remains open and active. No charges have been filed in relation to this incident."
Juan Rios, from the Sheriff's Office, said "Baldwin came voluntarily to speak to investigators and after speaking with them, Baldwin left immediately."
Weapons of Filming Properties
A spokesman for Baldwin said there was an accident on set that involved the jamming of the property's gun which he thought did not contain a bullet.
The Santa Fe New Mexico reported that Baldwin was seen Thursday outside the sheriff's office crying, but failed to get any attempted comment from him.
"According to the investigation team, it appears that the scene filmed involved the use of a firearm when it was fired," Rios told the Albuquerque Journal. "Detectives are investigating how and what type of projectile was fired.
"Production of the film, which has been directed by Souza and Baldiwn as a cast is currently suspended,"
Hutchins is the director of photography on the 2020 action film Archenemy, starring Joe Manganiello. The 2015 American Film Institute graduate was named a "rising star" by the American Cinematographer in 2019.
Last Tribute to Hutchins
"I'm so sad to lose Halyna and very angry that this could happen on set," Archenemy director Adam Egypt Mortimer said on Twitter. "He is a brilliant talent who is totally committed to art and film."
"Details are unclear at this time, but we are working to learn more, and we support a full investigation into this tragic event," said International Cinematographers Guils president John Lindley and executive director Rebecca Rhine in a statement.
Tributes to Hutchins poured in on social media.
Filming for Rust will continue through early November, according to a news release from the New Mexico Film Office.
This film is about a 13 year old boy who must fight for himself and his younger brother after the death of their parents in Kansas in the 1880s. The teenager runs away with his long estranged grandfather (played by Baldiwn) after the boy is sentenced to hang for the accidental murder of a local rancher.
