weapons expert not on the set of rust says when strict guidelines are followed, accidents shouldn t happen. blanks can kill. treat all firearms as if loaded and live ammunition shouldn t be used and nobody should be issued a firearm until he or she is trained. it s unclear if hutchens was killed by a blank, live round or other projectile. the way we handle firearms and the blank ammunition onset seems very difficult to imagine how a blank would do that. reporter: in 1993 after brandon lee the son of bruce lee was killed in a filming accident involving a prop gun, industry safety measures tightened. to my mind, this accident happens because somebody missed some check that they should have done. reporter: hutchins who is 42 and posted photos of horseback riding near the set was quickly becoming a hollywood star.
actor jeff mead was nearby. sheriff s said on another set there s live gun discharge. reporter: fatal accidents have happened before. the most high profile in 1993. brandon lee the son of bruce lee died in filming on the crow after he was shot with a prop gun. it was considered zeptdal. hollywood weapons expert larry zanoff said the industry put strict new protocols in place. the question to ask is were the safety guidelines of our industry followed? blanks are not designed to do what the final outcome of this was. we need to investigate and find out what went wrong. reporter: bad win is the star and producer. cast and crew members shared scenes from the set on social media and thursday morning hours before the accident baldwin posting this photo with the caption back to in person at the