Alec Baldwin's 'prop firearm' kills one, injures another

Sheriff's office: Alec Baldwin discharged prop gun that killed crew member, wounded director

Baldwin is one of the film's star actors and producers. He went to the sheriff's office willingly and provided a statement to investigators, sheriff's office spokesman Juan Ríos said.

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Actor Alec Baldwin discharged a "prop firearm" that killed a cinematographer and injured a the director of the movie Rust, being filmed on a set south of Santa Fe, a county sheriff's office spokesman said late Thursday.

Halyna Hutchins, 42 and the director of photography for the movie, died at University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque. The film's director, Joel Souza, was hospitalized in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office spokesman Juan Ríos said.

A source closed to the investigation said Baldwin, 63, was questioned by investigators late Thursday and was seen by a New Mexican reporter and photographer in tears.

Investigators are still trying to determine if the incident was an accident, Ríos said. No charges have been filed, and the investigation remains open, Ríos wrote in a news release.

The prop was fired at Bonanza Creek Ranch, where filming was underway, the sheriff's office said in an early evening news release. Baldwin stars in the production.

Hutchins died from her injuries after she was flown to University of New Mexico Hospital, according to the sheriff's office. Souza was taken to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, where he is receiving emergency care, the sheriff's office said. Attempts to get comment from Baldwin were unsuccessful.

“We received the devastating news this evening, that one of our members, Halyna Hutchins, the Director of Photography on a production called ‘Rust’ in New Mexico died from injuries sustained on the set,” John Lindley, the president of the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600, and Rebecca Rhine, the executive director, said in a statement, as reported by Variety. “The details are unclear at this moment, but we are working to learn more, and we support a full investigation into this tragic event. This is a terrible loss, and we mourn the passing of a member of our Guild’s family.”

Deputies were investigating how the accident occurred and "what type of projectile was discharged," the sheriff's office said in an earlier news release.

Rust Movie Productions did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Filming for Rust was set to continue into early November, according to a news release from the New Mexico Film Office. It's described as the story of a 13-year-old boy left to fend for himself and his younger brother following the death of their parents in 1880s Kansas, with New Mexico doubling for Kansas.

Guns firing blanks have been blamed for deaths in past movie productions. Online Hollywood news site Deadline reported, "Actor Jon-Erik Hexum was killed Oct. 18, 1984, on the set of the TV series Cover Up when he accidentally shot himself in the head with a gun loaded with blanks. And in 1993, Brandon Lee, the son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, died after he was shot in the head by a gun firing blanks on the set of The Crow. Both incidents were determined to have been accidents."

This is a developing story and will be updated.

 

[Whoopsie Daisy]

Lucky motherfucker, getting off scot-free.

 

[mlanguishi]

I didn't think he should get that slammed, because in the end it comes down to the armorer that gave a a hot weapon and said it's cold. He should've gotten at least something though cause he was her boss and you know any regular fool would've at least gotten years of deferred probation.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

BREAKING: Judge dismisses all charges against Alec Baldwin in "Rust" shooting trial

https://x.com/BNONews/status/1811885037865914394

"All Animals are equal but some animals are more equal then others."

 

[MetokurGroomedMe]

The state fucked up their case and withheld evidence. Alec's lawyers caught it. The court deemed it could have been exculpatory evidence and thus a Brady violation. A major fuckup by the state.

He wasn't deemed innocent by the state. His charges were dismissed with prejudice, which means the state cannot retry him. Calling it "found innocent" is similar to EOR saying he wasn't "found guilty" because he pled nolo contendere.

difference is, being found not guilty and having this retardedly obvious case dismissed with prejudice means that alec baldwin faces no consequences for murdering a woman. i'm actually surprised at how pissed i am about this, it's just such blatant faggotry. this judge knew what they were doing. (fixed a descriptor)

 

[TheRaptorJesus]

Famous actor gets away scott free, i'm shocked at this outcome! Bitch needs to lose her job.

 

[Dr J]

The biggest case of your career against the biggest defendant you'll ever face?

And you fuck up so bad on basic procedure they dismiss with prejudice?

How did you not have your "I"'s dotted and quintuple-checked?

The competency crisis is real.

You're implying this wasn't totally intentional

I didn't think he should get that slammed, because in the end it comes down to the armorer that gave a a hot weapon and said it's cold.

A normal person might've easily checked the gun for himself before pointing it at another person and firing it.

 

[MadStan]

The biggest case of your career against the biggest defendant you'll ever face?

And you fuck up so bad on basic procedure they dismiss with prejudice?

How did you not have your "I"'s dotted and quintuple-checked?

The competency crisis is real.

Among the maxims on Lord Naoshige's wall, there was this one: "Matters of great concern should be treated lightly." Master Ittei commented, "Matters of small concern should be treated seriously."

Little things can be important, but only in hindsight.

 

[TheRaptorJesus]

Branca live

 

[BikeLock]

I'll just take solace in the fact that the director he murdered was a shit-lib too, so alls well that ends well, I suppose.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

Could we refer Alec Baldwin as the white O.J. Simpson?

 

[MadStan]

difference is, being found not guilty and having this retardedly obvious case dismissed with prejudice means that alec baldwin faces no consequences for murdering a man. i'm actually surprised at how pissed i am about this, it's just such blatant faggotry. this judge knew what they were doing.

Wasn't found not guilty. It was dismissed with prejudice.
Didn't murder a man. It was a woman.
You need to pay a lot more attention. Keep your opinions to yourself until you're qualified to have one.

 

[isalaide]

My favourite thing about the Baldwin clan is that easily the most successful and well off of them is little Hailey.

I guess Eeeeeelaria will not have to sell a child now.

 

[X Prime]

Alas, some things never change. Like Menotaur going to die of fat-related health causes.

 

[MetokurGroomedMe]

Wasn't found not guilty. It was dismissed with prejudice.
Didn't murder a man. It was a woman.
You need to pay a lot more attention. Keep your opinions to yourself until you're qualified to have one.

fixed the gender, thanks. opinion remains the same, he's a manslaughterer at best, a murderer in my personal view. don't point a gun at anything you don't want to kill or destroy, ever. even if you just cleared it yourself.

brought up the 'not guilty' thing because the guy i was responding to was talking about how ralph said he was found not guilty because he pleaded no contest. my point being that alec baldwin getting his case dismissed with prejudice is, in this case, BETTER than being found not guilty, because it means that he can't be tried again even if there's new evidence, thanks to it being dismissed with prejudice. my bad for being a gay retard on that though, thanks again for the reminder that it was a woman.

 

[BikeLock]

fixed the gender, thanks. opinion remains the same, he's a manslaughterer at best, a murderer in my personal view. don't point a gun at anything you don't want to kill or destroy, ever. even if you just cleared it yourself.

brought up the 'not guilty' thing because the guy i was responding to was talking about how ralph said he was found not guilty because he pleaded no contest. my point being that alec baldwin getting his case dismissed with prejudice is, in this case, BETTER than being found not guilty, because it means that he can't be tried again even if there's new evidence, thanks to it being dismissed with prejudice. my bad for being a gay retard on that though, thanks again for the reminder that it was a woman.

I won't even point it at my cat, even when he's giving me a dangerous side eye because I haven't fed him yet.

 

[MadStan]

fixed, thanks. opinion remains the same, he's a manslaughterer at best, a murderer in my personal view. don't point a gun at anything you don't want to kill or destroy, ever. even if you just cleared it yourself.

You know there are police officers that have accidentally discharged their firearms at people entirely by accident. Like you said, "don't point a gun at anything you don't want to kill or destroy, ever" however these officers were cleared of manslaughter ( or murder). You wouldn't accept a police officer thought they had "non live rounds" in their gun, would you? There can be mitigating circumstances. But, all academic now, dismissed with prejudice means he is neither guilty or not, merely he can not be tried.

 

[MetokurGroomedMe]

You know there are police officers that have accidentally discharged their firearms at people entirely by accident. Like you said, "don't point a gun at anything you don't want to kill or destroy, ever" however these officers were cleared of manslaughter ( or murder). You wouldn't accept a police officer through they had "non live rounds" in their gun, would you? There can be mitigating circumstances. But, all academic now, dismissed with prejudice means he is neither guilty or not, merely he can not be tried.

based on the evidence as it stands in this case? there's no doubt in anyone's mind that alec baldwin pointed a gun at a man and pulled the trigger. if a cop does the same thing, and there was no reason to have done so? or he did it 'as a joke'? no, fuck that cop too. fuck anyone who plays around with gun safety. there's no wiggle room here. do not ever, under any circumstances, with zero exceptions, point a firearm at anything you do not want to kill or destroy. it's not a fucking toy, it's something that with one second's movement, as you say an accident, can yank someone's life away from them, and them away from their family and loved ones. they should be handled with care and respect, not pointed at someone as a joke, because as everyone learned when alec baldwin killed that person, all it takes is one careless mistake.

 

[Markass the Worst]

Has this murderer gotten sued yet? At least with OJ Simpson he lost a civil wrongful death suit.

 

[Your Starter for 10]

Has this murderer gotten sued yet? At least with OJ Simpson he lost a civil wrongful death suit.

He settled with her husband by giving him an Executive Producer credit on Rust. Not even joking.

 

[LikeAStone 2.0]

“Alec Baldwin was acquitted of his murder charges, without prejudice, in the death of a cinematographer in 2021. In an interview after the trial, Alec thanked his friends, his family, his supporters, and most of all, he thanked OJ Simpson for setting an amazing precedent on how to get away with murder.”