Alec Baldwin has accidentally killed a woman and injured a man on the set of his latest film.
A prop gun misfired which hit director of photography, Halnya Huchins, and director, Joel Souza, during filming of the 63-year-old's Western movie, Rust.
Police said Hutchins, 42, was airlifted to University of New Mexico Hospital, where she was pronounced dead by medical personnel.
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Souza, 48, was taken by ambulance to Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Centre, where he is undergoing treatment for his injuries.
Production has been halted on the film.
A spokesperson for Baldwin said there was an accident on the set involving the misfire of a prop gun with blanks.
The Santa Fe New Mexican reported the veteran actor was seen outside the sheriff's office in tears on Thursday, but attempts to get comment from him were unsuccessful.
The International Cinematographers Guild confirmed that the woman fatally shot was cinematographer Halnya Hutchins.
Guild president John Lindley and executive director Rebecca Rhine said in a statement: "The details are unclear at this moment, but we are working to learn more, and we support a full investigation into this tragic event,"
Hutchins was a 2015 graduate of the American Film Institute and was named a "rising star" by American Cinematographer in 2019.
She worked as a director of photography on the 2020 action film Archenemy - and director Adam Egypt has paid tribute to the cinematographer.
He said on Twitter : "I'm so sad about losing Halyna. And so infuriated that this could happen on a set,
"She was a brilliant talent who was absolutely committed to art and to film."
Police responded at about 2pm to the movie set at the Bonanza Creek Ranch after 911 calls came in of a person being shot on set, sheriff's spokesman Juan Rios said.
He said detectives were investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged.
Mr Rios said in a statement: "This investigation remains open and active.
"No charges have been filed in regard to this incident. Witnesses continue to be interviewed by detectives."
Filming for Rust was set to continue into early November, according to a news release from the New Mexico Film Office.
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