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Prop firearm fired by Alec Baldwin kills one, wounds another on movie set

Sheriff’s office says director of photography Halyna Hutchins, 42, died

This aerial video image provided by KOAT 7 News, shows Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Officers responding to the scene of a fatal accidental shooting near Santa Fe, N.M., on Thursday

KOAT 7 News via AP

SANTA FE, N.M. — A prop firearm discharged by veteran actor Alec Baldwin, who is starring and producing a Western movie, killed his director of photography and injured the director Thursday at the movie set outside Santa Fe, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said.

Sheriff’s officials said Halyna Hutchins, director of photography for the movie “Rust,” and director Joel Souza were shot.

Hutchins,...