The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department responded to the set of Alec Baldwin’s Western movie Rust on Thursday after two people were injured when a prop gun misfired.
“There was an accident today on the New Mexico set of Rust involving the misfire of a prop gun with blanks,” a spokesperson from the production said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. “Two crew members have been taken to the hospital and are receiving care. Production has been halted for the time being. The safety of our cast and crew remains our top priority.”
The condition of those injured was not immediately known, and it was unclear who fired the gun and the exact nature of the “misfire.”
Authorities did not immediately respond to a request by THR for more information, including whether a criminal investigation was underway.
According to a tweet from KOB4 evening anchor Tessa Mentus and local reports, a church set was blocked off while security locked down the location.
The Joel Souza film, which is shooting in Bonanza Creek Ranch, also stars Frances Fisher, Jensen Ackles and Travis Fimmel.
Baldwin stars in the film as infamous Western outlaw Harland Rust. When his estranged grandson is convicted of an accidental murder and sentenced to hang, Rust travels to Kansas to break him out of prison. The two fugitives must then outrun U.S. Marshal Wood Helm and bounty-hunter Fenton ‘Preacher’ Lang.
More to come.
#BREAKING: @santafesheriff investigating incident at #Rust movie set on Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe. Pic from @KOB4 #Chopper4 shows an old church set blocked off, and set security confirms its lockdown. Other pic of Rust cast/crew. pic.twitter.com/8Cw9eg8kec
— Tessa Mentus (@TessaMentus) October 21, 2021
Ryan Parker contributed to this report.
Source: HollyWood
