A woman is dead and a man injured after they were accidentally shot by a prop firearm reportedly discharged by actor Alec Baldwin on a movie set in New Mexico on Thursday. The incident took place on the movie set of “Rust.” According to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was airlifted to a hospital and died of her injuries. Director Joel Souza, 48, was receiving emergency care at another hospital. Hutchins died at University of New Mexico Hospital. Souza was taken to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center. The victims “were shot when a prop firearm was discharged by Alex Baldwin, 68, producer and actor.” Filming was scheduled to continue into early November, according to the New Mexico Film Office, but now production of the Western movie has been halted. A spokesperson for Baldwin said there was an accident on the set involving the misfire of a …
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