A woman died and a man was injured after Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of his new movie Rust.
According to media reports, Director of Photography Halyna Hutchins was flown to hospital but died of her injuries, while director Joel Souza was receiving emergency care.
Authorities said that Baldwin discharged the weapon during the filming of his new 19th century western in New Mexico.
Baldwin’s spokesperson told the AP that the incident involved misfiring a prop gun with blanks.
In a statement to AFP, a Santa Fe sheriff spokesman said the actor had spoken to detectives.
“He came in voluntarily and he left the building after he finished his interviews,” the spokesman said.
Police continue to investigate the incident, and no charges have been filed.
Incidents such as this one are rare, but not unheard of in Hollywood.
In 1993, 28 year old movie star Brandon Lee, the son of martial-arts sensation Bruce Lee, lost his life while filming his movie The Crow, after being accidentally shot with a prop gun.
In response to Thursday’s news, Brandon Lee’s sister Shannon tweeted: “Our hearts go out to the family of Halyna Hutchins and to Joel Souza and all involved in the incident on ‘Rust’. No-one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set. Period.”
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