Baldwin shoots the camerawoman and speaks out - eyewitness reports on the seconds afterwards

It must have been dramatic seconds on set.

An eyewitness recounts the moments after the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

And Alec Baldwin is shocked.

Munich - It sounds as tragic as it is unreal and yet US actor Alec Baldwin now has to live with having shot a person and a valued colleague at that.

According to the police, the Hollywood star shot a prop weapon during a film shoot and also met the director.

Now, for the first time, Baldwin has made a personal statement.

"There are no words to express my shock and sadness about the tragic accident in which Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and very valued colleague of ours, was killed," the actor said on Twitter.

He is fully cooperating with the police, who are currently investigating how this could happen.

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There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours.

I'm fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred and

- AlecBaldwin (HABF) (@AlecBaldwin) October 22, 2021

2- I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family.

My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna.

- AlecBaldwin (HABF) (@AlecBaldwin) October 22, 2021

Baldwin shoots camerawoman Halyna Hutchins: Now he's making his first statement

Baldwin continues: “I am in contact with her husband and offer my support to him and his family.

My heart is broken for her husband, her son and everyone who knew and loved Halyna. "

Shortly before, an eyewitness had described the terrifying incident to the US portal “showbiz411.com”: The bullet that came off the gun had drilled through the body of the camerawoman and penetrated the director's collarbone.

The camerawoman and the director were then taken to the hospital.

Baldwin was in shock, but at the same time he looked "taken", said the unnamed witness.

The eyewitness told the well-known US journalist Roger Friedman: "Baldwin shouted: 'Why did you give me a sharp weapon?'" Stunned, the actor said again and again: "In all these years I have never had a sharp weapon given. "