American actor, Alec Baldwin, accidentally killed the cinematographer, and injured another person on a movie set.
According to a production spokesperson, the actor accidentally shot the cinematographer with a prop gun which led to her death.
A director of the movie was also said to have sustained injury in the incident.
The spokesperson said, “There was an accident today on the New Mexico set of ‘Rust’ involving the misfire of a prop gun with blanks.”
The cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was immediately rushed to the hospital and she died from the gun shot wounds sustained.
The office of the Sheriff released a statement and said, “Detectives are investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged”
Daily Trust