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Post by Admin on Oct 30, 2021 3:58:28 GMT
The armorer on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer last week has "no idea" where any live ammunition came from, her lawyers said Thursday.0
"Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed "is devastated and completely beside herself over the events that have transpired," a statement from her attorney said.
Halyna Hutchins, director of photography, died in the on-set shooting last week, and director Joel Souza was injured.
The circumstances of the shooting in New Mexico are under investigation, and no charges have been filed.
"Safety is Hannah's number one priority on set. Ultimately this set would never have been compromised if live ammo were not introduced. Hannah has no idea where the live rounds came from," the statement from her attorneys said.
Court documents related to a search warrant say assistant director David Halls yelled "cold gun," indicating it had no live rounds, as he handed the firearm to Baldwin before the shooting.
Halls told authorities he should have checked the gun more thoroughly after noticing a difference in the ammunition rounds, according to a search warrant affidavit.
Halls did not immediately return a request for comment late Thursday.
Gutierrez-Reed's attorneys, Jason Bowles and Robert Gorence, said that the guns were locked up at night and during lunch and that the armorer had sought more training on the movie.
"Hannah was hired on two positions on this film, which made it extremely difficult to focus on her job as an armorer," the statement says.
"She fought for training, days to maintain weapons and proper time to prepare for gunfire but ultimately was overruled by production and her department. The whole production set became unsafe due to various factors, including lack of safety meetings," it said.
Producers for the film and Rust Movies Productions LLC did not immediately return requests for comment late Thursday.
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Post by Admin on Nov 12, 2021 0:41:24 GMT
Legal woes. Alec Baldwin is being sued after he accidentally shot and killed his cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, with a loaded prop gun on the set of his upcoming movie, Rust, in October 2021.
Serge Svetnoy, the chief electrician on Rust, sued Baldwin, as well as armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, assistant director David Halls, and others for negligence due the tragedy, which also injured director Joel Souza. According to court documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight, Svetnoy claims that the defendants’ negligence caused him severe emotional distress after the incident. Svetnoy also alleged that the bullet that struck Hutchins and Souza almost hit him as well. He also claimed that he was the person who was by Hutchins’ side to keep her conscious after she was shot.
In the docs, Svetnoy explained that he included Baldwin in the lawsuit because the actor, who stars in and produces Rust, “owed a duty to the Plaintiff and other crew members and actors on the Rust set to handle the Colt Revolver provided to him by defendant Halls with reasonable care and diligence for the safety of Rust cast and crew.”
“This duty called for Defendant Baldwin to double-check the Colt Revolver with Halls upon being handled to ensure that it did not contain live ammunition,” the docs read. “This duty further called for him [Baldwin] to handle the Colt Revolver as if it was loaded and to refrain from pointing it at anyone.”
Svetnoy also claims that the scene Baldwin was rehearsing at the time of the indident “did not call” for him to “shoot the Colt Revolver.” He also alleged that Baldwin and other producers “attempted to save money by hiring an insufficient number of crew members to safely handle the props and firearms,” as well as declined declined requests to train with the weapons, failed to allow proper time for gunfire and failed to send safety bulletins. Svetnoy, who knew Hutchins for five years before her death, called the event “traumatic” and claimed that it’s something he “might never be able to get over.” He’s asking for a jury trial and damages, according to the docs.
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Post by Admin on Apr 26, 2022 18:49:48 GMT
Alec Baldwin Rust shooting aftermath footage released - BBC News 4,420 views Apr 27, 2022 Footage from the film set of Rust, including the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin, has been released by police. Fe Sheriff Adan Mendoza also released crime scene photos and witness interviews, including Mr Baldwin's. But police said a decision on whether to file criminal charges will depend on the outcome of future forensic work. Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot by Mr Baldwin while he rehearsed with what he believed to be a safe gun. Sheriff Mendoza said the investigation into the shooting "remains open and ongoing".
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Post by Admin on Aug 15, 2022 20:14:14 GMT
FBI Investigation Determines Alec Baldwin Pulled The Trigger in 'Rust' Shooting: Report | PEOPLE 16 views Aug 16, 2022 The gun held by Alec Baldwin that discharged and killed Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust had to have had its trigger pulled, the FBI found in its investigation — but the actor's attorney says the report is being "misconstrued."
According to an FBI forensic report obtained by ABC News on Friday, the revolver at the center of this case, when "intact and functional," "could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger" unless the hammer was "de-cocked on a loaded chamber" and "the hammer was struck directly."
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Post by Admin on Jan 19, 2023 17:14:21 GMT
Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed on a film set when he fired a prop gun.
Baldwin had been rehearsing a scene for the Western film Rust when the shooting happened at a ranch near Sante Fe, New Mexico in October 2021.
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the film's armorer, will also be charged with involuntary manslaughter.
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