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Prop Gun Discharged By Alec Baldwin On Film Set Kills Cinematographer, Wounds Director Prop Gun Discharged By Alec Baldwin On Film Set Kills Cinematographer, Wounds Director
Prop Gun Discharged By Alec Baldwin On Film Set Kills Cinematographer, Wounds Director UPDATE: The prop gun fired by Alec Baldwin that killed a cinematographer and wounded the director on the set of his latest film in New Mexico contained a "live single round," the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees told its members in an email. The gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza in an "accidental discharge" on Thursday was among props supplied for the film “Rust” not by IATSE Local 44 members but a local crew, Secretary-Treasurer Anthony Pawluc added. “A live single round was accidentally fired on set by the principal actor,…

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Parsippany PD: Officer OK After Shooting Himself In Leg During Firearms Training Parsippany PD: Officer OK After Shooting Himself In Leg During Firearms Training
Parsippany PD: Officer OK After Shooting Himself In Leg During Firearms Training A police officer from the Department of Human Services was hospitalized with minor injuries after accidentally shooting himself in the leg during firearms training Thursday, authorities said. The officer was in the process of completing his weapons qualifications at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy Firing Range when his gun fired into his thigh around 10:30 a.m., Parsippany Police Chief Andrew Miller said. He received immediate medical assistance from other officers and academy staff before Parsippany-Troy EMS took the officer to Morristown Medical Center with non life-threa…

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by Cecilia Levine