A crew member was been killed and a second injured after a frightening incident with a prop gun on the set of Alec Baldwin’s latest film.
The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed on Friday (Australian time) that a 42-year-old female crew member has died from her injuries after a prop gun misfired on the set of the Baldwin Western Rust.
She was flown to the University of New Mexico Hospital, but died shortly after arrival.
A male crew member, also 42, was still in emergency care at another local hospital after being taken there by ambulance.
Neither of their names has been released.
“Detectives are investigating how [the prop firearm was used] and what type of projectile was discharged,” the Sheriff’s Office said.
“This incident remains an active investigation. As more information becomes available, updates will be provided.”
A spokesperson for Baldwin also confirmed the tragic incident on the set at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe.
“There was an accident today on the New Mexico set of Rust involving the misfire of a prop gun with blanks,” they told Today.
“Production has been halted for the time being. The safety of our cast and crew remains our top priority.”
There were few details about what led to the shooting. But entertainment industry website Deadline said it had previously heard that one of the main cast cocked a gun during a rehearsal, unaware that there were live rounds in it. They hit two people – a man in the shoulder, and the woman in the stomach.
Local media is reporting the Rust set was sent into lockdown after the shooting, and old church on the set was blocked off.
Rust stars Baldwin and was written and directed by Joel Souza. Travis Fimmel, Brady Noon, Frances Fisher and Jensen Ackles also star in the movie, which is based on a story by Souza and Baldwin.
The plot centres on Harland Rust (Baldwin), an infamous Western outlaw who has a bounty on his head. When his estranged teenage grandson Lucas (Noon) is convicted of an accidental murder and sentenced to hang, Rust breaks him out of prison and the two go on the run.
-with agencies
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