Who was responsible for killing Brandon Lee?

On March 31, 1993, Brandon Lee was filming a scene for the film, The Crow in which his characters were shot and killed by thugs. In the scene, Lee’s character walks into his apartment and discovers his fiancee being beaten and raped, and a thug played by actor Michael Massee fires a Smith & Wesson Model 629. 44 Magnum revolver at Lee’s character as he walks into the room.

During the fatal scene, which called for the revolver to be fired at Lee from a distance, the dummy cartridges were replaced with blank rounds, which contained a powder charge and primer, but no solid bullet.

After Massee pulled the trigger and shot Lee, Lee fell backwards instead of forwards as he was supposed to. When the director said Cut, Lee did not stand up and the crew thought he was either still acting or kidding around.

After they found out it was not a prank, he was rushed to the New Hanover Regional Medical Centre in Wilmington, North Carolina. Attempts to save him were unsuccessful and after six hours of emergency surgery, Lee was pronounced dead on March 31, 1993. He was 28 years old.