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New Mexico Sheriff: Other Live Rounds May Have Been on ‘Rust’ Set

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Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Santa Fe County Sheriff and district attorney are giving an update on the investigation of the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust” last week.Sheriff Adan Mendoza told reporters that a live round was recovered from the shoulder of director Joel Souza.

That round also caused the death of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer, Mendoza said.Other live rounds may also have been on the set, he said, and investigators are still working to determine how those rounds made it to the set.

Mary Carmack-Altwies, the local district attorney, said it is too soon to say whether any charges will be filed.“We can’t say it was negligence by whom, how many people were involved,” Carmack-Altwies said.

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