Halyna Hutchins’ death could be a turning point for Hollywood

movies for decades, with millions of fake rounds of ammunition fired off by John Wayne, Sly Stallone, Keanu Reeves, Linda Hamilton and many other action stars. But this penchant for onscreen violence has ended in real-life tragedy several times throughout Hollywood history—and did so once again on Oct. 21, when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed after actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop in New Mexico. According to police reports, Baldwin was rehearsing a scene in which he aimed a revolver at the camera; he had been told the gun did not contain live rounds. Hutchins, behind the camera, was hit in the chest, while director Joel Souza was hit in the shoulder and treated for injuries at the hospital.