Brandon Lee’s Sister Laments Fatal ‘Rust’ On-Set Tragedy: ‘No One Should Ever Be Killed by a Gun on a Film Set’

“Period,” Shannon Lee adds from Twitter account honoring her brother, who was killed by a prop gun on “The Crow” set in 1993

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Shannon Lee, the sister of Brandon Lee, has weighed in on the “Rust” prop-gun tragedy, which killed 43-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Brandon Lee was killed in 1993 after being shot by a prop gun on the set of “The Crow.”

“Our hearts go out to the family of Halyna Hutchins and to Joel Souza and all involved in the incident on ‘Rust,’” Shannon Lee posted early Friday morning from the official Twitter account honoring her brother. “No one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set. Period.”

According to law enforcement statements, Hutchins (pictured above, left) was shot around 1:50 p.m.

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