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THE gun fired by Alec Baldwin in a deadly accident on set of the film Rust was allegedly used by the crew for recreational target practice.

Director of photography Halyna Hutchins was killed, and director Joel Souza was critically injured, by the prop gun that an assistant director said was safe to use.

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"Halyna Hutchins, 42, director of photography and Joel Souza, 48, director, were shot when a prop firearm was discharged by Alec Baldwin, 63, producer, and actor.".

Matt Hutchins posted a picture of Halyna and her eight-year-old son Andros with an emotional tribute saying “our loss is enormous”.

WHO ARE ALEC BALDWIN'S CO-STARS IN RUST.

Director Joel Souza worked on the story with Alec – who plays the titular character, Harland Rust.

Crew members for the Alec Baldwin film Rust reportedly stormed off set just hours before yesterday’s fatal shooting accident citing “poor safety,” including a “gun misfiring.”.

WHERE WAS HALYNA HUTCHINS FROM.

DEBRA MESSING DEFENDS ALEC BALDWIN: ‘ABSOLUTELY NOT’.

Actress Debra Messing came to the defense of Alec Baldwin on Friday after the Rust actor accidentally shot two crew members on the set of the movie, one fatally.

Then- a catastrophic event happened where Halnya Hutchins lost her life and Joel Souza was injured,” she wrote?

The distraught father of shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins yesterday insisted Alec Baldwin was not responsible for her shocking death.

Speaking for the first time since the tragedy, Anatoly Androsovych said the blame lay instead with the movie armoury team who handed the actor a loaded revolver.

The Occupational Health and Safety Bureau has launched an investigation into the incident, stating: “On Thursday evening, the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau (OHSB) learned through the New Mexico Film Office of a workplace fatality and an injury to a second person that occurred during filming on a movie set in Santa Fe County.”.

The TV and film star was “unaware” about the type of ammunition in the gun, according to Deadline. .

The vintage Colt pistol Baldwin fired in the fatal shooting on the Rust movie set was handed to the actor loaded with a live round, according to a warrant from the ongoing police investigation.

The warrant says that an assistant director handed the gun to the actor and told him that it was "cold" before he fired it, fatally striking cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza on Thursday.

The warrant, obtained by the Associated Press, also says that the assistant director was not aware that the gun was loaded.

The armorer who handled the "loaded gun" before the fatal shooting on Alec Baldwin's set has shut down her social media accounts.

The actor, 63, is looking "to take some time to himself and re-center himself" after Halyna Hutchins was killed, and Joel Souza was critically injured by the prop gun

In a statement, Alec Baldwin said: “There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours

The gun Baldwin fired in the fatal shooting on the Rust movie set was handed to the actor loaded with a live round, according to a warrant from the ongoing police investigation

The warrant says that an assistant director handed the gun to the actor and told him that it was "cold" before he fired it, fatally striking cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza on Thursday

The warrant, obtained by the Associated Press, also says that the assistant director was not aware that the gun was loaded

PRIOR GUN-RELATED INCIDENT ON RUST FILM SET

According to a new report from The Los Angeles Times, there had been a gun-related incident on the film set before Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed by the actor

Hours before the shooting, a number of people employed to work on the film walked off over safety fears

The distraught father of shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has insisted Alec Baldwin was not responsible for his daughter's shocking death

Speaking for the first time since the tragedy, Anatoly Androsovych said the blame lay instead with the movie armory team who handed the actor a loaded revolver

Gun that killed Halyna Hutchins 'used by crew for recreational target practice'