Alec Baldwin Issues First Public Response After Firing Prop Gun That Killed Photography Director

Hamptons International Film Festival Chairman, Alec Baldwin attends the World Premiere of National Geographic Documentary Films' 'The First Wave' at Hamptons International Film Festival, in East Hampton, New York, on Oct. 7, 2021. Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images for National Geographic

Actor Alec Baldwin issued his first public response on Friday after he fatally shot a crew member and injured a director on the set of a forthcoming movie.

Officials confirmed that Halyna Hutchins, the 42-year-old director of photography on the film “Rust” was pronounced dead after being airlifted to the University of New Mexico hospital. Joel Souza, the director of the film, was injured in the incident.