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Shooting on the set. officials say they are still in the initial stages into what lead to the incident when baldwin discharged a prop weapon on set. the director rushed to the hospital with injuries. the films director of photographer was pronounced dead. police continue to look into witnesses and what kind of projectile prop gun. >> prop weapons do have a safer factor even though they are still dangerous. >> living in los angeles with her husband and son and credited in production of dozens of ...

Western-style costume. he was inside the church, presumably preparing to film a scene. we understand according to the affidavit the assistant director was outside of the building, three prop weapons were laid out on a cart, prepared by the armorer, the person in charge of the prop weapons. the assistant director grabbed one, walked inside the structure, handed it to alec baldwin and shouted "cold gun", which is meant to indicate there are no live rounds in the weapon. we understand that alec bal...

The films director of photography, halyna hutchins was pronounced dead after being transported by a helicopter to the hospital. police continue to interview witnesses and are looking into what type of projectile was fired from a prop gun commonly used on movie sets that arent without their own risks. >> prop weapons do have a dangerous factor to them even though theyre a lot safer than using a live firearm on-set. >> reporter: 42-year-old hutchins, who posted on instagram from the new mexico loc...

There are no words to convey my shock and sadness. saying hes fully cooperating with the investigation, adding his heart is broken, and hes in touch with halynas grieving husband. a source telling abc news, hutchins husband, matthew, says baldwin has been very supportive. a witness reportedly telling showbiz 4-1-1 that moments after the shooting, baldwin kept saying quote, in all my years, ive never been handed a hot gun. its been nearly 30 years since a similar tragedy claimed the life of actor...

There are very meticulous and intricate procedures that go into these prop guns. we have spoken to many local movie crew members here in new mexico who have worked on multiple sets, who are actually prior law enforcement, theyre hired to handle these prop weapons, and give them to the actors in a scene, and theyre very careful and as i said, very intricate and detailed to make sure something like this doesnt happen. so thats what were hoping to find out today from deputies is what in the world a...

Sheriffs office after authorities say the actor discharged a prop firearm on the set of the film "rust" at the bonanza creek ranch. the director joel souza rushed by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries. the films director of photography, halyna hutchins was pronounced dead after being transported to a hospital. 42-year-old hutchins who posted on instagram from the new mexico location only days ago lived in los angeles with her husband and son. and was credited in the production of dozens...

Entire bullet, .44 magnum in that case. >> given how advanced special effects are, why do prop weapons even need to be fired at all? >> they dont. you can take this gun. we can go click, click, click, we can dub in the sound effects and put in the muzzle flash with cgi and many films do that. so unless it was simply a directors preference or actors preference, theres no reason to have a blank discharging gun on set. >> steve wolf, thank you for your time and expertise. that really helped explain...

Bonanza creek ranch, a location in new mexico used for filming movies and tv shows. an actor was working on another set. >> they said there was a live gun discharge. fatal accidents involving prop weapons have happened before. the most high profile in 1993. the son of bruce lee died during filming of "the crow" after he was shot by a prop gun. a hollywood weapons expert says since that time the industry has put strict new protocols in place. >> the questions that i would always ask is were the...

The weapon. the investigation is open and active. >> it happened at bonanza ranch. actor jeff sneed was working on a different set near by. >> fatal accidents proving prop weapons have happened before. actor brandon lee died during film on "the crow" after she was shot with a shotgun. since that time, the industry put strict new protocols in place. >> a strategic question i would always ask, were the safety guidelines followed. blanks are not designed to do what the final outcome of this was. we...

Extreme caution with any kind of weapons, whether they be prop guns, blank guns, anything in between. typically we will do a safety brief with the cast and crew. well introduce the weapon to the cast and crew, well let them examine it, well explain the safety precautions that go with each type of prop weapon. in this case it was a blank firing weapon, and with that there are inherent risks. we saw with the brandon lee shooting several years ago, that prop weapons do have a dangerous factor to th...