The woman killed on the set of the upcoming Alec Baldwin western movie Rust has been identified as cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
The 42-year-old filmmaker was injured on set after a prop firearm was accidentally discharged at around 1:50pm local time on Thursday (October 21) in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Halyna was transported by helicopter to University of New Mexico Hospital, where she died.
A second crew member was injured and is receiving emergency care at a Santa Fe hospital. The International Cinematographers Guild, Local 600 released a statement confirming Halyna‘s tragic death. Click inside to read the statement… John Lindley, the president of the guild, and Rebecca Rhine, the executive director, said in a statement, “We received
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