‘THIS WAS A ONE IN A TRILLION EVENT'

Baldwin breaks silence on Halyna’s gun death tragedy

- CHRISTOPHER BUCKTIN

ALEC Baldwin has broken his silence after he accidentally shot dead Halyna Hutchins on the set of his latest movie.

The visibly distraught actor described the killing of the 42-year-old with a live bullet fired from a prop gun as a “horrible event”.

Flanked by wife Hilaria, 37, Baldwin spoke about the tragedy as the couple strolled near the home they share with their six children in Manchester, Vermont.

The 63-year-old said of the tragedy: “A woman died. She was my friend.

There are incidental accidents on film sets from time to time, but nothing like this.