![]() What the latest forensic report shows and what's nextĪccording to the FBI report, the gun in question "could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger" while the hammer was cocked at the one-fourth and half positions. Rust Movie Productions has also challenged allegations made by New Mexico's Occupational Health and Safety Bureau, which fined the film production company nearly $137,000 for violating workplace safety protocols.Ī spokesperson for the state bureau told NPR that the company has been cooperative but has yet to pay the fine. They are also seeking coverage for his legal fees. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was in charge of the film's firearms, has also filed a suit against an ammunition supplier for including live rounds in an ammunition box that allegedly was meant to include only prop ones.īaldwin's lawyers have also filed an arbitration against the production company, arguing that the actor's contract includes language that protects him from any costs or claims against him. Others who were on set when Hutchins was killed, including the film's script supervisor, the lead camera operator and the production's main medic, have filed lawsuits over the trauma they went through. "But I know it's not me." A number of lawsuits are ongoingĪfter the fatal incident, Hutchins' family filed a wrongful death suit against Baldwin and the production company. "Someone is responsible for what happened, and I can't say who that is," Baldwin added. "I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them. In a prime-time interview with ABC News last winter, Baldwin denied claims that he pulled the trigger. The state medical examiner identified a gunshot wound in Hutchins' chest and ruled her death an accident, according to documents obtained by NPR. When the gun fired, a bullet struck and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins as well as injured the movie's director, Joel Souza. At the time, the actor was practicing how to draw a revolver and point it at the camera. The incident took place in October, while Baldwin was rehearsing a scene on Santa Fe's outskirts for an upcoming Western movie, Rust. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and so far no one has been charged with any wrongdoing, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office. ![]() ![]() Officials found that the weapon, meant to be a prop, could not be fired without pulling the trigger.īaldwin's lawyer called the FBI's findings "misconstrued," adding that the gun in question was in "poor condition," in a statement to NPR. The FBI recently finished and sent a report to the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, which is handling the investigation. But new forensic evidence may tell a different story. County and state officials exit the Santa Fe County Public Safety Building in New Mexico ahead of a news conference to update members of the media on the shooting accident on the set of the movie Rust.įor months, actor Alec Baldwin has said that he did not pull the trigger of a gun that fatally shot a crew member while they were filming in New Mexico. ![]()
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