In 2021, on the set of Rust, Alec Baldwin was rehearsing a scene, and pointed the gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. It went off, killing her.
Almost three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the New Mexico set of the film Rust, actor Alec Baldwin is going on trial over her death. Despite a series of back-and-forth between prosecutors and the defense, the trial will begin on Tuesday where jurors will decide whether the actor is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Also read: From ‘Red October’ to ’30 Rock,’ a look at Alec Baldwin’s career on eve of ‘Rust’ shooting trial
Alec Baldwin, the star and co-producer of the Western, was rehearsing a scene with the revolver that required him to point the weapon at the camera when it allegedly went off, as per the warrant. He was rehearsing in a small church on the movie set at Bonanza Creek Ranch when the gun went off. The shot struck Halyna Hutchins in the chest and director Joel Souza in the shoulder. She was transported to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. The incident took place on October 21, 2021
Halyna Hutchins was 42 when she died. The mother of one was a cinematographer on the rise when she was killed. She grew up on a remote Soviet military base and worked on documentary films in Eastern Europe before studying film in Los Angeles and embarking on a career in showbiz.
