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Alec Baldwin makes first public comments on 'one in a trillion' shooting

31 October 2021 10:52 (UTC +04:00)

Alec Baldwin has spoken out in public for the first time since he accidentally shot dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a film set earlier this month, saying "she was my friend", APA reports citing BBC.

Speaking to reporters, the actor said he would be in favor of limiting the future use of firearms on film productions to protect peoples' safety.

He said the police had ordered him not to discuss the ongoing investigation.

Prosecutors say they have not ruled out filing criminal charges over the case.

Ms Hutchins, 42, was shot on the set of the western film Rust in the US state of New Mexico when Mr Baldwin unknowingly fired a gun loaded with a real bullet. The movie's director, Joel Souza, was wounded in the shoulder.

"She was my friend. The day I arrived in Santa Fe and started shooting I took her to dinner with Joel," Mr Baldwin told photographers who had been following him and his family in the state of Vermont.