A woman has died during filming in New Mexico after actor Alec Baldwin accidentally fired a gun. The police continue to investigate and report that there is another man, the director, with himtragic incidentwas injured. A spokesman for the actor told the media that these were empty cartridges, but at the time of the shots they hit these two members of the team. A New Mexico newspaper reported that 68-year-old Alec Baldwin was spotted crying outside the sheriff's office.
Misfortune while filming a film with Alec Baldwin
The deceased woman was 42-year-old camerawoman Halina Hutchins. She was taken by helicopter to an Albuquerque hospital but later died of her wounds. A local police spokesman said the investigation was ongoing and no charges had been filed so far. Witnesses are interviewed. The film crew has suspended filming of the film “Rust”. This is an independent feature film and filming took place at Bonanza Creek Ranch, a popular production location. Baldwin's representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Frances Fisher, one of the film's stars, tweeted Thursday night that Souza told her he was out of the hospital. Rust Movie Productions LLC, the production company behind the film, issued a statement Thursday night saying that the cast and crew were "devastated" and that the company was cooperating fully with the investigation.
Alec Baldwin co-produces the film and plays the notorious outlaw Rust, whose 13-year-old grandson was convicted of an accidental murder. Ackles plays a US Marshal and Fimmel plays a bounty hunter. He is on their heels as Rust tries to free his grandson from prison. While on the run, an unexpected bond forms between the outlaw and his estranged grandson. According to her personal website, Halina Hutchins was from Ukraine. She grew up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle. The camerawoman also studied journalism in Kyiv and filmmaking in Los Angeles. In 2019, she received an award from American Cinematographer Magazine for “Rising Star.” She was also the cinematographer for the 2020 action film Archenemy directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer.
