Comparing the tragic prop gun deaths of Brandon Lee and Halyna Hutchins
Brandon Lee, Halyna Hutchins (Getty Images)
Actor Alec Baldwin is standing trial for the charge of involuntary manslaughter for the death of Halyna Hutchins, who died in October 2021 after being shot with a prop gun.
This case brings to mind another tragic incident that occurred nearly three decades ago: the accidental shooting of Brandon Lee by a prop gun on the set of “The Crow,” by co-star Michael Massee.
The son of martial artist Bruce Lee, Brandon Lee was shot on March 30, 1993 in Wilmington, North Carolina. He died the following day during surgery from the injuries sustained.
Although some of the details are similar to the shooting on the set of “Rust,” the main difference is the bullets in the gun.
While in Baldwin’s case, the gun was loaded with a live round rather than a blank, the weapon that led to the death of Lee was loaded with blanks and no live round. A portion of a dummy round was left in the barrel from a past scene and was projected from the firearm into Lee’s abdomen with the force of a live bullet.
Following an investigation, no criminal charges were filed.
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