Woman killed on set of Alec Baldwin film 'Rust' in prop gun incident

 

A second crew member on the New Mexico set was injured. Production on the film has been halted.

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."