Thisis indeed tragic. One more death on the set by prop gunshot has left everyonein Hollywood especially Brandon Lee¡¯s family saddened.
Asper reports US actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed a cinematographerand wounded the director on a film set in New Mexico, US law enforcementofficers said on Thursday.
Afterthis incident Brandon Lee's? family reacted on Twitter. ¡°Our hearts go out to thefamily 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.¡±
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BruceLee¡¯s Son Brandon was hit by a .44 calibre slug while filming a death scene forThe Crow. The gun was meant to be filled with blank round but autopsy revealedthat a real bullet that entered his body near spine was the cause of his death.When the bullet struck him, he fell down and did not get up after the directorAlex Proyas said cut. Crew members thought he was joking around, one of thestuntman even checked on him and found that he was breathing evry heavily.
Brandonwas then rushed to the hospital after an unsuccessful six hour surgery. He wasjust 28. His performance was praised posthumously and the film became a big hit.