A crew member was killed and a second was injured in an incident with a prop gun Thursday on the set of Alec Baldwin’s latest film in New Mexico.
A 42-year-old woman died and a 42-year-old man was injured, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department said.
“It appears that the scene being filmed involved the use of a prop firearm when it was discharged,” the sheriff’s department said in a statement. “Detectives are investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged.”
The man was taken to the hospital by ambulance and was receiving emergency care, officials said.
“There was an accident today on the New Mexico set of Rust involving the misfire of a prop gun with blanks,” a spokesperson for Baldwin said in a statement. “Production has been halted for the time being. The safety of our cast and crew remains our top priority.”
Bonanza Creek Ranch is often used for Western productions. Aerial video from NBC affiliate KOB of Albuquerque showed an old church that appeared to be blocked off.
The film centers on a 13-year-old boy who goes on the run with his estranged grandfather after he is sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a rancher in the 1880s, according to the movie’s logline.
Baldwin is a co-producer of the film, which was written and is being directed by Joel Souza. Travis Fimmel, Brady Noon, Frances Fisher and Jensen Ackles are all also scheduled to appear.
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