‘Rust’ Director Joel Souza Says He Didn’t See Who Handed Gun To Alec Baldwin Before Fatal Shooting, Recalls Being Wounded And Thinking “Nothing Made Sense”
deadline.com“Rust” director Joel Souza took the stand today in the trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, telling the court that he did not see who gave Alec Baldwin the firearm in the fatal shooting incident. “I didn’t see anybody give it to him,” Souza said, emphasizing that there was “an enormous amount going on” in the New Mexico church set at the time.
On Thursday, the movie’s first assistant director David Halls testified that it was Gutierrez-Reed who gave Baldwin the gun, contradicting various other witnesses including Alec Baldwin’s the initial statement to police.
Gutierrez-Reed is on trial on charges of manslaughter and tampering with evidence. On Oct. 21, 2021, Baldwin was pointing the run at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins went it went off.
The bullet struck and killed her, and wounded Souza. Baldwin was indicted on an involuntary charge and is scheduled to go to trial in July.
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