What we know about the Alec Baldwin incident with a prop gun 3:46
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A member of the film crew was killed and another injured after actor Alec Baldwin fired a firearm on the set of the movie "Rust" in New Mexico on Thursday, according to a statement from US forces. order provided to CNN.
Director of photography Halyna Hutchins, 42, was transported to the hospital by helicopter and pronounced dead by medical staff at the University of New Mexico Hospital, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.
Director Joel Souza, 48, was taken by ambulance to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center for care.
No details were released about his condition.
"Rust" is a western film set in the 1880s starring Alec Baldwin, Travis Fimmel, and Jensen Ackles.
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Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop firearm this Thursday on the set of the movie "Rust."
The director of photography and the director received impacts.
She died and the man was injured and was taken to a hospital.
Look in this gallery for the devastating images of the scene.
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The incident occurred this Thursday at approximately 1:50 p.m. local time, investigators said.
In this photo, actor Alec Baldwin is seen in a distressing moment in the parking lot outside the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office after being questioned Thursday about the shooting on set.
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Officers from the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office arrived at the scene of the accidental shooting.
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Alec Baldwin speaks on the phone in front of the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.
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Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was airlifted to the hospital by helicopter and was pronounced dead by medical staff at the University of New Mexico Hospital, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office.
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"Our hearts go out to the Halyna Hutchins family and to Joel Souza and everyone involved in the 'Rust' incident. No one should ever die with a firearm on film set. Period."
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