After the Rust shooting, one expert unpacks how people cope with accidental killings
The founder of a support group for people who have caused accidental death or injury has some personal insight on the emotions stirred up by the killing of a cast member on the set of the movie Rust.
by Amy Isackson
Oct 28, 2021
4 minutes
The death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust is a double tragedy.
It is an unthinkable loss for her family and for the film community in which she was a rising star.
And it has weighed on Alec Baldwin, who held the prop gun that fired the fatal shot during a rehearsal.
"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," Baldwin wrote on Twitter.
At a press briefing Wednesday, the Santa Fe County. The public facts, so far, suggest that Baldwin killed Hutchins unintentionally — a situation Maryann Gray knows too well.
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