was okay to use. and that happened before the actor fired and kills cinematographer halyna hutchins and injured joel souza. and the l.a. times is reporting that several members quit the area, because of protocol and safety issues including gun safety procedures. cnn s lucy cavanaugh has the latest. reporter: actor alec baldwin said he s cooperating in the fatal shooting of the movie rust. two people accidentally shot. reporter: officials say they re still in the initial stages of their investigation as to what led to the fatal incident when baldwin discharged a prop weapon on said. director joel souza rushed to a local hospital with injuries. the film s photographer what lynna hutchins was pronounced dead after being transported to the hospital by helicopter. police are looking into
police in new mexico are back on the film set today of a deadly shooting involving actor alec baldwin. in a warrant issued by the santa fe sheriff s office, an assistant director for the film rust handed baldwin a prop weapon and yelled cold gun, meaning it was deemed safe. instead, police say baldwin unknowingly fired a live weapon, killing the film s cinematographer, halyna hutchins, and injuring the director, joel souza. cnn has more from santa fe where the investigation is unfolding at this hour. what more are you hearing? reporter: well, fred, sheriff s officials tell us that they ve been combing through that film set property. they ve seized all of the film, the digital, electronic material to try to piece together what happened on that terrible
thursday afternoon. they do tell us they don t expect to update the public before monday. we know that it was thursday afternoon when the film was either rehearsing or filming on the set of this 1880s western film called rust. we understand that alec baldwin was inside that church looking structure on set. the assistant director, as you point out, was actually outside of the building. he grabbed one of three prop weapons that were set up by the head armer. they were laying on a tray outside of the building. he brought it inside to alec baldwin who was dressed in his full western regalia, his western costume, shouting cold gun, as you point out, which is supposed to mean it doesn t have any live rounds. that is when something went terribly wrong. we understand that alec baldwin fired that prop weapon. we understand that halyna hutchins, who was just 42 years old, she was the head director of cinematography here on this film, she died of her injuries, was shot in the chest, airlifted
there is room for gunpowder, and this is live ammo. hard to get these wrong. one issue though is, referring to this weapon as a prop weapon. a prop is when a knack toured touches their cell phone, that s a prop. well if i touch this gun, it s a prop. that doesn t make it a prop gun, though. it is a gun that is being used as a prop. a prop gun has been mechanically modified so that you cannot put live ammo into. it simply won t go in your prop gun. the planks will not going. so you cannot kill anyone with it. he shot with a real gun, presumably now with what was with live ammo.
were inside the gun, killing cinematographer halyna hutchins and injuring director joel souza. cnn has more from santa fe. reporter: after alec baldwin says he s fully cooperating in the investigation into the fatal shooting on the set of rust. the ranch has two people accidentally shot. reporter: officials say they re still in the initial stages of their investigation into what led to the fatal incident when baldwin discharged a prop weapon on set. director joel souza rushed by ambulance to a local hospital with injuries. the film s director of photography, halyna hutchins, was pronounced dead after being transported via helicopter to the hospital. police continue to interview witnesses and are looking into what type of projectile was fired from a prop gun commonly used on sets that aren t without their own risks. prop weapons do have a dangerous factor to them even though they re a lot safer than using a live firearm on set.