Actor, Alec Baldwin Fires Prop Gun On Set Resulting In One Dead One Injured
October 21, 2021 11:38PM EDT
A very unfortunate occurrence happened on the set of Alec Baldwins upcoming western movie, “Rust”.
Alec, who is a co-producer on the film shot a prop gun killing cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins and injuring the Director, Joel Souza.
The Sheriff’s office said in a statement that Hutchins and Souza “were shot when a prop firearm was discharged by Alec Baldwin, 68, producer and actor.”
Filing has been put on hold.
Baldwin is a co-producer on the film and plays the infamous outlaw Rust, whose 13-year-old grandson is convicted of an accidental murder. Ackles plays a U.S. Marshal and Fimmel plays a bounty hunter who are on the pair’s tail. https://t.co/7Xybp84H8M
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