Photos: A week of shock, investigations and memorials after shooting on the set of ‘Rust’
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of a Rachel Mason short titled “Singularity Song.” Hutchins was killed by a lead bullet, Santa Fe, N.M., authorities announced Wednesday.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed Oct. 21 in an incident involving a prop gun fired by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust.”
Hutchins — who worked on indie features including “Archenemy,” “Blindfire” and “The Mad Hatter” — had been selected as one of American Cinematographer’s Rising Stars of 2019.
“Rust” director Joel Souza was injured in the incident and taken to the Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe but has since been discharged.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on the set of “Rust” in October 2021. A judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter case against star Alec Baldwin in July 2024.
This aerial photo shows the “Rust” set at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23. Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set Oct. 21, killing the cinematographer, officials said.
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Santa Fe County, N.M., Sheriff Adan Mendoza, left, and Dist. Atty. Mary Carmack-Altwies arrive for a Wednesday news conference on the criminal investigation into the shooting on the set of the movie “Rust,” in Santa Fe, N.M. Criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin, who fired the prop gun shot that killed a cinematographer and wounded the director, have not been ruled out, Carmack-Altwies said Wednesday.
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A distraught Alec Baldwin in the parking lot outside the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office in Santa Fe, N.M., after he was questioned about a shooting on the set of the film “Rust” on the outskirts of Santa Fe on Oct. 21.
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Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of director Rachel Mason’s music video “Give You Everything,” featuring Peaches and Buck Angel.
(Rachel Mason)
A flower bouquet hangs outside the Bonanza Creek Film Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M. on Oct. 23. An assistant director unwittingly handed actor Alec Baldwin a weapon containing a lead bullet and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the western “Rust,” court records released Friday show.
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Director Joel Souza was hit in the shoulder by the same bullet that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust.”
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Alec Baldwin speaks on the phone in the parking lot outside the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 21 after he was questioned about the shooting on the set of the film “Rust.”
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A security guard blocks a gate at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 21.
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An aerial view of Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., where actor Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust,” killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.
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The entrance to Bonanza Creek Film Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M.
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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil for the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Sunday in Burbank.
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An image of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is shown at a candlelight vigil Sunday at IATSE Local 80 in Burbank.
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