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October 22nd, 2021, 09:50 AM #1
Alec Baldwin - Shoots 2 on Movie Set
Alec Baldwin 'Discharged' Prop Gun That Killed "Rust" Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins & Injured Director On Set; Actor Questioned And Released
By Anthony D'Alessandro, Dominic Patten - October 21, 2021
https://deadline.com/2021/10/alec-ba...st-1234860500/
The Santa Fe Sheriff's Department confirmed Thursday night that Alec Baldwin 'discharged' the prop gun that killed Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza on the set of the Western feature film on location in New Mexico.
Hutchins, 42, died not long after being transported to a hospital in Albuquerque, NM this afternoon. Souza, 48, remains in a local hospital; his condition is unknown.
"Mr. Baldwin was questioned by investigators and released," a Santa Fe Sheriff*s Department official told Deadline this evening. "No arrests or charges have been filed."Traditionally, the prop master or armorer is responsible for fire arms and fire arms safety on a set such as Rust.The castmember, now identified as Baldwin, was unaware of the type of ammunition in the gun, we're told.The very first safety bulletin adopted by the Industrywide Labor-Management Safety Committee dealt with the dangers of blank ammunition. "Blanks can kill," the bulletin says. "Treat all firearms as though they are loaded."
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October 22nd, 2021, 09:54 AM #2
Re: Alec Baldwin - Shoots 2 on Movie Set
someone beat you to it https://forum.pafoa.org/showthread.php?t=380763
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