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.

 

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Pic of the guns from the set

 

[RodgerDodger]

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We really need the Horrifying tag in the News forum. I mean What The Fuck!?!?!

 

[HandsomeDan]

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That photo clearly indicates poor storage of arms and equipment. Even the holsters and belts piled up is sloppy. I think this photo speaks volumes.

 

[ForTheHoard]

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I wonder if they were dumb enough to use real bullets in the gun belts. That would account for the extra ammo the police said was lying around.

 

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We really need the Horrifying tag in the News forum. I mean What The Fuck!?!?!

I mean they could be fake guns, ones mostly for extras but with all the other on set horror stories that is being pretty hopeful.

 

[RodgerDodger]

I think Alec Baldwin just wanted to kill someone. Put a live bullet in there himself.

If he was gonna do that intentionally he would have worn his Trump costume to make a statement.

 

[Corndog]

My ten year old nephew takes better care of his tiny Nerf arsenal better than this girl minded her firearms. I would have walked off the set. How did the other departments not say something? Do something? I think the term "gross" as in gross negligence is applicable. Anyone who saw the pile of potential death and did nothing deserves at least a tiny slice of the guilt pie.

 

[Milwaukee Macho Man]

How did the other departments not say something? Do something?

Didn't most of them walk off?

 

[Some JERK]

I wonder if they were dumb enough to use real bullets in the gun belts. That would account for the extra ammo the police said was lying around.

That would be super dumb. A gunbelt full of live .45 Colt rounds and a 3 lb revolver is pretty heavy. You could shave a few lbs off of it by using dummy rounds with no powder and made from something other than lead and brass. Aluminum casings with painted wooden bullets would probably be the best move.

 

[TowinKarz]

(although you may want to get a second opinion if the Doctor is a Radiologist.)

Carl Hiaasen? That you?

But I do agree the armchair detectives frequently make the same mistake as first year medical students - diagnose the worst most rarest disease/go with the most outlandish convoluted set of circumstances

Back in the CourtTV days, people would get on the forums and, in a murder case where a man was shot over a drug deal, despite the fact the detectives had found the gun and the defendants fingerprints were all over it? They'd still howl "sloppy investigation" because the police never bothered to investigate the dead dude's neighbor for possible involvement because, hey, maybe he wanted the guy's house/property and could easily snap it up if he was dead? How do we KNOW the neighbor didn't HIRE the killer?

Yeah.... about that.....

When you hear hoofbeats in the dark, think horses, not zebras.

 

[Corndog]

Didn't most of them walk off?

I know the camera department walked, but I think that was the only crew that clearly saw the writing on the wall. Considering it would have been one of them in the line of fire instead of the D.P. it might have been the smartest move of their careers.

 

[trannyfucker]

I'm curious if the police handle it differently because it's a movie and the people involved are very famous. Spielberg sodomized a preteen girl to death on set and got away with it even though some of the crazy circumstances were public knowledge.

Say what now?

 

[Pocket Dragoon]

That would be super dumb. A gunbelt full of live .45 Colt rounds and a 3 lb revolver is pretty heavy. You could shave a few lbs off of it by using dummy rounds with no powder and made from something other than lead and brass. Aluminum casings with painted wooden bullets would probably be the best move.

Except those same empty bandoliers/belts are shown on the table, with that sad sack & Gutierrez shooting live ammo.

 

[Art Kassul]

the fault of Hannah.

That will be the title of the made-for-TV movie released about the incident.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Say what now?

Heather O'Rourke. The little girl from Poltergeist. Who died unexpectedly from some bizarre and officially unexplained bowel obstruction/inflamation.

I know the camera department walked, but I think that was the only crew that clearly saw the writing on the wall. Considering it would have been one of them in the line of fire instead of the D.P. it might have been the smartest move of their careers.

They walked in part because two previous accidental discharges were pointed at them.

 

[SITHRAK!]

You are right.

You are totally taking a whining cop-out by thinking Baldwin isn't getting charged for murder because of his fame.

It is lame. Totally. And an excuse used by you guys for your entire misunderstanding of the law.

It wouldn't have mattered if Jenny Dugan had pulled the trigger - but because you guys keep getting it wrong over and over and over about what constitutes criminal negligence, you will always arrive at the wrong answer.

Stars do get charged, preaches get charged, musicians get charged, politicians do get charged, lawyers get charged, police get charged - but your excuse for Baldwin is that somehow he has "Soros like" protection and "is immune" from being charged because "Baldwin is somehow an all-reaching God above the law" is just pathetic to watch.

White house officials, Trump associates, rappers, police, lawyers and politicians recently have all been charged and found guilty. But here we go again with a guy on the left somehow holding power that is beyond the reach of all others and will avoid jail because of this "mystic ability".

You should reread your tripe and wake up. It is fucking pathetic to watch.

My dude, Hillary Clinton is not in jail, Hunter Biden has not been charged for any of the multitude of crimes he’s committed, and as we saw in Portland, complicit DA’s can elect not to pursue charges even when people are flagrantly breaking the law.

It’s why you’re so confident that Baldwin won’t be charged- because you know even now the local DA is fielding calls from groups insinuating that Hollywood dollars and jobs are going to stop coming in to New Mexico if Baldwin is charged.

Those same people are also contacting the New Mexico film office, New Mexico tourism, the NM governor and more. If he is charged no doubt we will start to see articles in the media slandering NM as a racist state stolen from poor oppressed natives and encouraging grassroots support for the state to pay reparations to its native inhabitants. This is all standard operating procedure, frankly.

 

[Snekposter]

I wonder if they were dumb enough to use real bullets in the gun belts. That would account for the extra ammo the police said was lying around.

If? I think its more likely than not given what a disaster things were.

Carl Hiaasen? That you?

But I do agree the armchair detectives frequently make the same mistake as first year medical students - diagnose the worst most rarest disease/go with the most outlandish convoluted set of circumstances

Back in the CourtTV days, people would get on the forums and, in a murder case where a man was shot over a drug deal, despite the fact the detectives had found the gun and the defendants fingerprints were all over it? They'd still howl "sloppy investigation" because the police never bothered to investigate the dead dude's neighbor for possible involvement because, hey, maybe he wanted the guy's house/property and could easily snap it up if he was dead? How do we KNOW the neighbor didn't HIRE the killer?

Yeah.... about that.....

When you hear hoofbeats in the dark, think horses, not zebras.

Just remember... its not lupus. Well, okay, one time it was.

My dude, Hillary Clinton is not in jail, Hunter Biden has not been charged for any of the multitude of crimes he’s committed, and as we saw in Portland, complicit DA’s can elect not to pursue charges even when people are flagrantly breaking the law.

It’s why you’re so confident that Baldwin won’t be charged- because you know even now the local DA is fielding calls from groups insinuating that Hollywood dollars and jobs are going to stop coming in to New Mexico if Baldwin is charged.

Those same people are also contacting the New Mexico film office, New Mexico tourism, the NM governor and more. If he is charged no doubt we will start to see articles in the media slandering NM as a racist state stolen from poor oppressed natives and encouraging grassroots support for the state to pay reparations to its native inhabitants. This is all standard operating procedure, frankly.

And how many checks is Alec Baldwin going to write to ensure that happens? Right now his name is radio-fucking-active and he's going to need to call in a lot of favors and make a lot of promises, and put his name to a lot of zeroes to a lot of people. Now, obviously he's going to make it happen because unlike Harvey Weinstein he still has money and connections, but afterwards?

 

[Milwaukee Macho Man]

It's not even about Baldwin being charged, it's about this weird campaign to make him out to be the victim in all this when if it was Joe Jack who accidently shot someone everyone would be hounding him and screaming for blood.

I never expected Baldwin would see jail time, I don't even expect him to get hurt financially. But you'd think people would at least be asking "why did he take the gun from the DA? Why didn't he follow protocol?"

But nope, he's a victime and we can't say anything because "we don't know him" even though Baldwin didn't know any of the numerous police he's shit on over the years.

 

[ForTheHoard]

Say what now?

Top Lawyer Confirms ‘Poltergeist’ Child Actor Killed by Hollywood Pedophile Ring – The Millennium Report

 

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Also from that site 5g conspiracy bullshit. http://themillenniumreport.com/5g-roll-out/

Heather O'Rourke illness and death are well known and documented, no need to make pedogate bullshit up about it and blame that for her death. If you want to go after pedos in Hollywood go after the people who support Roman Polanski or people like Bryan Singer who is still not behind bars.

Also what the fuck does this have to do with Alec Baldwin and this shooting at all?