Alec Baldwin on the set of his movie 'Rust'

Alec Baldwin on the set of ‘Rust’.
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‘Alec Baldwin must be held accountable’: Tweeps react to fatal set shooting

Alec Baldwin is trending online after killing a cinematographer and wounding the director of his latest movie, ‘Rust’, in a freak accident. Take a look at why some tweeps claim he should be arrested and held accountable…

Alec Baldwin on the set of his movie 'Rust'

Alec Baldwin on the set of ‘Rust’.
Image via Instagram
@alecbaldwinsta

Veteran actor Alec Baldwin is currently trending after reports emerged that he fatally shot a crew member and wounded another on the set of his new 19th-century Western movie, Rust.

The Hollywood A-lister had social media users all shook up after it was revealed that he shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and critically injured director Joel Souza in a freak accident involving a prop gun.

Now tweeps are having their say on the devastating story, and their reactions are everything from sympathy to demands he be held accountable for his actions…

IMAGES OF SHOCKED ALEC BALDWIN GO VIRAL

According to a statement from the actor’s representatives, Alec Baldwin believed he was using a prop gun and was unaware of the type of ammunition it was using.

The statement read: “According to investigators it appears that the scene being filmed involved the use of a prop firearm when it was discharged. Detectives are investigating how and what type of projectile was discharged.”

Following the shooting, Alec handed himself over to police.

A Santa Fe sheriff spokesman told AFP: “He came in voluntarily and he left the building after he finished his interviews”.

Images of Alec Baldwin in the parking lot outside the Santa Fe Sheriff’s office went viral on Twitter, with the father of six seen weeping.

TWEEPS REACT: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE INAPPROPRIATE

Twitter users have responded to the viral story with mixed reactions. Some have claimed the incident was nothing more than a freak accident and that the star should be awarded our sympathy…

“I know Twitter can be cruel but this was a freak accident and he deserves his privacy while he grieves,” said one tweep.

Others asked important questions, and demanded he be held accountable..

“Why was Alec Baldwin pointing a “prop gun” at a cinematographer? No one can say he’s “innocent” at this point,” said one angry tweep.

Another added: “We have all seen his violent acts though the years. Alec Baldwin must be held accountable for his actions.

And some even brought up his controversial history and old tweets…

“Never forgot what Alec Baldwin did to his daughter. She was only 11. Stable people don’t do things like that,” one tweep said, referencing the incident where he called his daughter Ireland a “rude, thoughtless little pig”.

Another added: “Alec Baldwin should he afforded all of the due process he would give others. Read some of his tweets”.

And some tweeps even dug up an old post where he shared his thoughts on a man who had wrongfully killed someone…

Others hit below the belt with memes and inappropriate jokes…