[A woman has died and a man has been injured after
actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a New Mexico film set.
Police in the US state said Mr Baldwin
discharged the weapon during filming for
the 19th Century western Rust.
The woman was taken to hospital but died of
her injuries. The man, the film's director,
was receiving emergency care.
A spokesperson for Mr Baldwin told AP news agency
the incident involved the misfiring of
a prop gun with blanks.
The woman has been named as
Halyna Hutchins, 42, who was working as
director of photography.
The man being treated is Joel Souza, 48,
the film's director.
Police are still investigating the incident
at Bonanza Creek Ranch,
a popular filming location,
and no charges have been filed.
In a statement to AFP news agency,
a Santa Fe sheriff spokesman said
Mr Baldwin had spoken with detectives.
"He came in voluntarily and he left the building
after he finished his interviews,"
the spokesperson said.
According to her personal website,
Ms Hutchins was from Ukraine and grew
up on a Soviet military base in the Arctic Circle.
She studied journalism in Kyiv,
and film in Los Angeles,
and was named a "rising star" by
the American Cinematographer
magazine in 2019.]
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