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.

 

[Meat Target]

And I'm really raising my eyebrows at the people who have been claiming actors are not allowed to check firearms because it's against union rules or whatever now.

That's unions for ya.

 

[X Pac Heat]

That's unions for ya.

Except now other actors are coming out and saying this isn't actually a thing, or at the very least, they're supposed to physically show you that it is clear/that they are checking it and it is ready to go.

I'm willing to say that they could have shown everything to Baldwin and nobody would have actually had enough sense to know that it was loaded with live rounds since it was a revolver, though.

 

[Corndog]

I think their career is over, right? Does the armorer look like you expected? ...and how 'bout that t-shirt?

 

[Pocket Dragoon]

Because she's going to be locked down for a minute.

I'm really raising my eyebrows at the people who have been claiming actors are not allowed to check firearms because it's against union rules or whatever now.

Except now other actors are coming out and saying this isn't actually a thing, or at the very least, they're supposed to physically show you that it is clear/that they are checking it and it is ready to go.

The industry rules are pretty specific, and lawyers definitely had a hand in writing them. Anyone who has been insisting that the behavior is commonplace are being rapidly proven as full of shit.

 

[RodgerDodger]

I think their career is over, right? Does the armorer look like you expected? ...and how 'bout that t-shirt?

Apparently Homicide is fattening. I also love how the Guardian describes her run down dilapidated hovel.

Her apparent lifestyle choices and living conditions leave me wondering about her connection to her father. He's one of Hollywood's top and top paid armorers. You would not expect to see his family in a dilapidated hovel. She's mainly using her mothers maiden name Guitirez and just tacking Reed on at the end. I wonder if shes simply capitalizing on Dad's cred to find work, while not really being under his wing? A grift to fall back on as the instathot/onlyfans isn't taking off in a way comensurate with the crispy creme and meth expenses.

Dear god this production was a complete and total trainwreck. An on set fatality was seemingly baked in.

 

[X Pac Heat]

Her apparent lifestyle choices and living conditions leave me wondering about her connection to her father. He's one of Hollywood's top and top paid armorers. You would not expect to see his family in a dilapidated hovel. She's mainly using her mothers maiden name Guitirez and just tacking Reed on at the end. I wonder if shes simply capitalizing on Dad's cred to find work, while not really being under his wing? A grift to fall back on as the instathot/onlyfans isn't taking off in a way comensurate with the crispy creme and meth expenses.

Everything about her screams "fuck you, dad!"

So I would assume she threw his name out to get work and it's blowing up in her face.

 

[TowinKarz]

Everything about her screams "fuck you, dad! Now, get me a job! I can't believe you'd let me starve!"

Moar like that, I'd wager.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Because she's going to be locked down for a minute.
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The industry rules are pretty specific, and lawyers definitely had a hand in writing them. Anyone who has been insisting that the behavior is commonplace are being rapidly proven as full of shit.

We can tell the behavior and set conditions are not normal. Just from the fact that this incident is not simply rare, but is unique. I don't think there have been any prior incidents on a hollywoid set involving live ammo in almost 100 years. The two famous incidents, Brandon Lee and John Eric Hexum mostly stemmed from failures of imagination. Unexpected events that only seemed like a risk in hindsight. (Ok Hexxum was pure stupid clowning around).

The Lee incident has some similar failings in process. They resumed filming after half the crew including the armorer had gone home, and grabbed a gun he had tagged to be cleaned in the morning.

But the shear level of safety failures seen on this set and production are astonishing.

 

[kcbbq]

Everything about her screams "fuck you, dad!"

So I would assume she threw his name out to get work and it's blowing up in her face.

Whether she did or not, one thing is still the case. A bullet fired from a gun by Alec Baldwin left a blonde lady bleeding out as she lay paralyzed from the waist down, soon to be dead. We can't forget what's actually important here. She'll never be alive again.

 

[Mike Stoklasa]

Who uses VCR these days? Do you live in North Korea?

Pretty close.

 

[Pocket Dragoon]

We can tell the behavior and set conditions are not normal. Just from the fact that this incident is not simply rare, but is unique. I don't think there have been any prior incidents on a hollywoid set involving live ammo in almost 100 years.

The sheer level of safety failures seen on this set and production are astonishing.

Hell; when the original crew walked off , they could've went down to the local VFW and found some vets who could've done the job far more competently (and probably for less money than a grifting e-thot), even while drunk.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Hell; when the original crew walked off , they could've went down to the local VFW and found some vets who could've done the job far more competently (and probably for less money than a grifting e-thot).

I think the legitimate point of the actual professionals is there's more to the job than simply knowing how to handle and maintain firearms. It's a knowledge and enforcement of a rigid safety process. The closest equivalent would probably be a military range instructor. But with a much more meticulous chain of custody.

 

[Pocket Dragoon]

I think the legitimate point of the actual professionals is there's more to the job than simply knowing how to handle and maintain firearms. It's a knowledge and enforcement of a rigid safety process. The closest equivalent would probably be a military range instructor. But with a much more meticulous chain of custody.

In that case it'd be more difficult to not find any ex-range officers & NCOICs down at the Legion or VFW, young & old, and likely with current RSO credentials. While not on the official call-rosters, I've never known a post to not have someone who wasn't available fitting that description.

I'd bet the local PD would've been willing to send an "expert" to the set if the production had made a donation to the cop union. They could've even found an appropriate replacement just by going to the local gun store & range.

All that really needed to happen was for them to call anyone else, other than Gutierrez. Whoever brought her on needs to get bit by the lawsuit bug as well.

 

[Not Really Here]

I think their career is over, right? Does the armorer look like you expected? ...and how 'bout that t-shirt?

Best part is for the excuse makers in the thread-

 

[Corndog]

Some of these quotes aged like milk. This picture ain't aging well either.

 

[LaxerBRO]

Some of these quotes aged like milk. This picture ain't aging well either.

So I look forward to seeing her working at a service station in the middle of the desert.

 

[trannyfucker]

Apparently Homicide is fattening. I also love how the Guardian describes her run down dilapidated hovel.

Her apparent lifestyle choices and living conditions leave me wondering about her connection to her father. He's one of Hollywood's top and top paid armorers. You would not expect to see his family in a dilapidated hovel. She's mainly using her mothers maiden name Guitirez and just tacking Reed on at the end. I wonder if shes simply capitalizing on Dad's cred to find work, while not really being under his wing? A grift to fall back on as the instathot/onlyfans isn't taking off in a way comensurate with the crispy creme and meth expenses.

Dear god this production was a complete and total trainwreck. An on set fatality was seemingly baked in.

Lol wot? Top-paid armorer? Dude is an ageing sideshow act. He's not Tom Cruise.

Her dad is old as fuck and the sub r/hilariabaldwin (basically mocking the fake Spic from Boston, Hilary Hayward-Thomas and her husband) has quite a lot on this

HilariaBaldwin • r/HilariaBaldwin

Discussion of all things Hilaria Baldwin, Alec Baldwin's wife. Also known as Hillary Hayward-Thomas. Also known as "The Grifter" or...

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I can't be bothered to find the specific thread but basically someone said she knew her uncle (her father's brother), and they are a bunch of meth addicts.

So the idea that being a 'top armorer' is sufficient to pay for divorces, possible drug habit, and shitty kids is far fetched.

Also it's been deleted but one of her Facebook profiles where she begs for money she said she'd accept anything, like $3. even.

And it's all in her name, it's like she KNOWS she is absolute trailer trash. People who think they are going somewhere in life don't put all their begging whore posts up all over social media in their real name. They use pseudonyms at the very least. She didn't do that.

Also like

She is definitely just 'Gutierrez'. Not Gutierrez-Reed. I guess her father was absent growing up and she met him like a handful of times in her life and is milking his name to get the job as armorer.

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I'm not sure if any of those videos are her.

 

[Art Kassul]

Pretty close.

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[Agent Abe Caprine]

Damn. I thought Cannibal Holocaust was hardcore with all the turtle beheading. It ain't got nothing on Rust.

 

[Corndog]

Ouch You know it's bad when the head sparky throws you under the bus.
"...“I’m sure that we had the professionals in every department, but one – the department that was responsible for the weapons. There is no way a twenty-four-year-old woman can be a professional with armory; there is no way that her more-or-less the same-aged friend from school, neighborhood, Instagram, or God knows where else, can be a professional in this field."