The Hollywood star, Alec Baldwin inadvertently shot and killed the director of photography, Alina Hutchins, while seriously injuring the film’s director, Joel Souza., in the shooting of the western film of the latter, Rust.
Baldwin was given a shooting weapon which, instead of bullets, contained regular bullets. The gun fired and the shrapnel hit 42-year-old Hutchins, who died a few minutes later in hospital..
The 48-year-old director is in an extremely critical condition in the intensive care unit of the hospital where he was transported after the tragic event.
Who is the director Joel Souza?
The 48-year-old director was born in Fremont, California in 1974 and works mainly in San Francisco where he lives with his family.
Souza is married and has two young children. As a screenwriter-writer and director, he made his feature film debut with the action film Crown Vic.
The film focuses on the events during a night shift of veteran officer Ray Mandel and trainee Nick Holland. The film is named after a legendary Ford Crown Victoria Police officer.
Souza’s family says they are devastated and doctors say he will undergo surgery to keep him alive.
Baldwin is devastated by the tragedy in which he participated and the images that show him crying are creepy.
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International media report that actor Alec Baldwin accidentally fired a prop gun killing Director of Photography Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film ‘Rust’. It happened in Santa Fe, New Mexico. pic.twitter.com/t1wzmjDJss– TCS News (@tcsnoticias) October 22, 2021

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