Alec Baldwin Joel Souza Fred Hayes Jae C.Hong Indiana Santa Fe state New Mexico city Santa Fe, state New Mexico film death Fox Alec Baldwin Joel Souza Fred Hayes Jae C.Hong Indiana Santa Fe state New Mexico city Santa Fe, state New Mexico

'Rust' investigation: Alec Baldwin possibly could have fired gun without pulling trigger, Santa Fe DA says

Reading now: 141
foxnews.com

The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office is approaching the four-month mark of its investigation into the circumstances of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins’ death on Oct.

21, 2021, in New Mexico, in which authorities are trying to get answers as to how a live round found its way into a prop gun — killing the rising filmmaker and wounding the film’s director Joel Souza.

When the tragedy occurred within a church on the expansive ranch film set, in which a gun held by actor Alec Baldwin discharged the live projectile into Hutchins, 42, and then into Souza, 48, a spokesperson for the film production said filming would be halted and that it would "fully cooperate" with the Santa Fe Police Department’s investigation.They noted the company would also provide counseling services to anyone associated with the production.

Baldwin, who also served as a producer on the Western, would go on to say in a December 2021 sit-down interview that he did not pull the trigger on the firearm supplied by the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, 24, and that he often replays the moment over and over in his mind.  "Everyone was shocked.The gun was supposed to be empty," he recalled of the incident. "I was told I was handed an empty gun.

Read more on foxnews.com
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA