Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman with prop gun on movie set

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A freak accident during the filming of a Western movie. Was the gun tampered with?

Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman with prop gun on movie set

A man is also being treated in hospital after the firearm was discharged on set in New Mexico.

www.bbc.com

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, Halyna Hutchins, was flown to hospital by helicopter but died of her injuries. The man, director Joel Souza, was receiving emergency care.
A spokesperson for Mr Baldwin told AP news agency the incident involved the misfiring of a prop gun with blanks.
Ms Hutchins, 42, was working on the set as director of photography. Mr Souza, 48, was taken from the scene by ambulance, but details of his injuries have not been disclosed.
Police are still investigating the incident at Bonanza Creek Ranch, a popular filming location, and no charges have been filed.

Raw video from scene of deadly shooting on set of Alec Baldwin movie​

 

[Nichigetsu-Ohanjin]

Is that the chopper engine btw? Just curious what kinda gun sounds like that that isn't an airsoft gun.