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Alec Baldwin is cooperating with police in the prop gun shooting death on 'Rust' set

Becky Sullivan

Updated October 22, 2021

The Western movie Rust has been filming just outside of Santa Fe, N.M. Production has been halted while police investigate a fatal prop gun shooting. (AP)

This article was originally published on October 22, 2021.

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