Actor says ‘my heart is broken’ after he accidentally shot and killed cinematographer on set of western

Alec Baldwin has expressed his deep “shock and sadness” after he accidentally shot and killed his director of photography with an apparent real bullet while on the set of his latest movie.

The actor was acting or rehearsing for the western Rust when he discharged what he thought was a prop firearm. A single live round appears to have fatally struck the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza, Santa Fe sheriff’s office said.

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