Alec Baldwin fired prop gun that killed director of photography on movie set, U.S. sheriff says

A prop firearm discharged by veteran actor Alec Baldwin, who is producing and starring in a Western movie, killed his director of photography and injured the film’s director Thursday on a set outside Santa Fe, authorities said.

Santa Fe County Sheriff’s officials said Halyna Hutchins, director of photography for the movie Rust, and director Joel Souza were shot.

Hutchins, 42, was airlifted to University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where she was pronounced dead by medical personnel, authorities said.

Souza, 48, was taken by ambulance to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, where he’s undergoing treatment for his injuries.

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