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Actor Alec Baldwin shoots cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and injures director Joel Souza with a prop gun during a

Actor Alec Baldwin shoots cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and injures director Joel Souza with a prop gun during a rehearsal on a film set at Bonanza Creek Ranch, New Mexico

Halyna Anatoliivna Hutchins was a Ukrainian cinematographer. She worked on more than 30 feature-length films, short films, and TV miniseries, including the films Archenemy, Darlin', and Blindfire.

On October 21, 2021, during production on the set of the film Rust, she was shot and killed by actor and producer Alec Baldwin when he mistakenly fired a bullet from a firearm he was using as a movie prop, one he assumed was loaded with dummy rounds. The gun was under the care of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the set armorer who did not properly check the gun.

The resulting criminal cases filed after Hutchins's death dealt primarily with assigning negligence to the people on set, and investigating how a live round ended up inside of the gun.

Historical Significance

Halyna Anatoliivna Hutchins was a Ukrainian cinematographer.

Key People

Alec Baldwin

actor

American actor

– present

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What happened on October 21, 2021?
Halyna Anatoliivna Hutchins was a Ukrainian cinematographer. She worked on more than 30 feature-length films, short films, and TV miniseries, including the films Archenemy, Darlin', and Blindfire. On October 21, 2021, during production on the set of the film Rust, she was shot and killed by actor and producer Alec Baldwin when he mistakenly fired a bullet from a firearm he was using as a movie prop, one he assumed was loaded with dummy rounds.
Why is Actor Alec Baldwin shoots cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and injures di... significant?
Halyna Anatoliivna Hutchins was a Ukrainian cinematographer.
Who was involved in Actor Alec Baldwin shoots cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and injures di...?
Key figures include Alec Baldwin (actor).

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