by a gun firing blanks. safety standards have been tightened on film sets since then. but on the family twitter account, brandon s sister shannon posted the message, no one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set. period. unconfirmed reports suggest that several crew members walked off the set in new mexico only hours before halyna hutchins died, in protest at working conditions and concerns about safety. as detectives comb the set for clues, the key question facing them is: how did a live round end up in a gun fired by alec baldwin? there are fresh calls from the government today for eligible people to go out and get a boosterjab. the chancellor, rishi sunak, said vaccines were the first line of defence against covid and the country could not return to significant economic restrictions. it comes as scientists call for plan b measures in england to be made ready to go if needed. megan paterson reports.
lee, was killed in 1993 on the set of the movie the crow when the fragment of a dummy bullet wounded lee in the abdomen. shannon lee posting on her brother s twitter account, our hearts go out to the families of hutchins and souza, no one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set, period. we re told that search warrant has been issued for the bonanza creek ranch where the shooting took place. they will be combing the property. they don t expect to update the public before monday. this as investigators try to piece together how this tragedy could have taken place. lucy kafanov, cnn, santa fe, new mexico. earlier i asked chad hawthorne, a firearms safety coordinator, what types of guns are typically used on movie sets and if it is common for prop guns to fire live ammunition. here he is. prop guns take all shapes and
the top of the brass is crimped or either has a bit of a plastic seal. it will it is a bullet and. either has a bit of a plastic seal. it will it is a bullet and. . .- it will it is a bullet and. could a blank because it will it is a bullet and. could a blank because this it will it is a bullet and. could a blank because this sort - it will it is a bullet and. could a blank because this sort of - it will it is a bullet and. could - a blank because this sort of damage? well, the problem that happens is if you have a live weapon and you have something lodged in the barrel already and you pretty blank behind it, the only place that. whatever is in that barrel is going to go is out anyway normal ammunition does. what happened on the crow was they had put the bullet out and put the cartridge back in, but they still have the cap on it, so visually it looked like back during lunch someone actually pulled the trigger on this thing in the cap produced enough pressure to push the bullet just
their injuries inflicted by the film s star alec baldwin, who according to court documents, was handed a gun he was told was safe to use but which was in fact loaded with a live round. in a statement alec baldwin said he was cooperating with the police investigation. this is not the first tragedy of its kind. nearly 30 years ago on the set of the film the crow, brandon lee, the son of martial arts expert bruce lee, died after being shot by a gun firing blanks. safety standards have been tightened on film sets since then, but on the family twitter account brandon s sister posted the message, no one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set. period. unconfirmed reports suggest that several crew members walked off
reporter: 42-year-old hutchins who posted on instagram from the new mexico location only days ago lived in los angeles with her husband and son and was credited in the production of dozens of film, tv, and video titles. baldwin tweeting from the account he shares with his wife, there are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of halyna hutchins. i am in touch with her husband offering my support to him and his family. these tragic accidents on movie sets have happened before. actor brandon lee, son of bruce lee, was killed in 1993 on the set of the crow when a fragment of a dummy bullet became lodged in a prop gun which fatally wounded lee in the abdomen. shannon lee posting on her brother s verified twitter account, our heart go out to the family of halyna hutchins and to joel souza and all involved in the incident on rust. no one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set, period. we re told that a search warrant has been