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>> yeah. >> i believe that you looked into that as well. explain to people how it's possible that shooting a prop weapon could kill one person, could injure another. especially if there is not live ammunition necessarily involved in these prop weapons. >> so when we're dealing with a casing full of gunpowder, gun powder essentially explodes. it turns instantly from a solid to a gas. it creates a tremendous amount of pressure. when it's a blank, simply that pressure is released and some fire and noise with it. that pressure is capable of killing people. john eric hexom was killed by the pressur...

>> two people accidentally shot. >> reporter: officials say they're still in the initial stages of their investigation into what led to the fatal incident when baldwin discharged a props with on set. director joel souza rushed by ambulance to local hospital with injuries. the film's cinematographer halyna hutchins was pronounced dead after being transported by helicopter to the hospital. prop guns are commonly used on movie sets. they aren't without their own risk. >> prop weapons have a danger factor to them even though they're safer than using a firearm on set. >> reporter: hutchins, who pos...