One person was killed and another wounded when a prop gun misfired on the set of an Alec Baldwin western movie being filmed in New Mexico.
Santa Fe County deputies were called to the set of Rust at the Bonanza Creek Ranch on Thursday afternoon.
The sheriff’s office said that two people were shot, including a 42-year-old woman, who was taken to the University of New Mexico Hospital where she died.
Officials say a male, who is also 42-years-old, was taken to hospital in Santa Fe.
Deputies taped off a church on the set, which was placed on lockdown and production was halted.
Officials say that an investigation is underway into how and what projectile was discharged from the prop gun. during the fatal incident.
