The case of Jon-Erik Hexum is being compared to the death of Halyna Hutchins, who died on Thursday after being in an incident that involved Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin and a prop gun.

Joel Souza, a renowned director, was also injured and was given medical attention in a hospital situated in New Mexico’s Santa Fe. 

Who was Jon Erik Hexum?

Jon Erik Hexum, who has been identified as a model and actor in multiple media reports, worked in multiple Hollywood production projects and played the important role of Phineas Bogg in the 80’s fantasy television show ‘Voyagers!’, which belonged to NBC.

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Other projects of the 26-year-old actor include ‘Making of a Male Model’, a movie starring actor Josh Collins and the 1984 flick ‘The Bear’, in which he acted alongside Gary Busey. 

Hexum died at the age of 26 on October 19, 1984, in Los Angeles on the sets of the television show ‘Cover Up’.

How did Jon Erik Hexum die?

Similar to the prop gun case of Halyna Hutchins, Jon Erik Hexum died after shooting himself in the head with a gun that was loaded with a blank cartridge. However, Hutchins was shot by another person.

According to a report from Newsweek citing ‘Fade To Black: A Book Of Movie Obituaries’, Hexum tried to lighten the mood on the sets of the show and start playing with the prop gun while the filming was delayed. 

The 26-year-old attempted to simulate the game Russsian Roulette and kept on a blank shot in the prop .44 Magnum handgun and aimed it at his own head before pulling the trigger.

While the projectile did not penetrate the head of the actor, the impact of the blank shot was severe. Hexum’s skull reportedly was fractured and caused hemorrhage, which led to his demise nearly a week later.