A cascade of bad decisions appeared to create a set chaotic even by its low-budget status. As has been previously reported by The Times, the inexperience of the armorer had raised concerns from the first day on set, as did conflicts between the production managers and the camera crew. ‘Rust’ crew describes on-set gun safety issues and misfires days before fatal shootingĪt least one of the camera operators complained last weekend to production managers about gun safety on the set.Ī Los Angeles Times reconstruction of the events leading up to Hutchins’ death has uncovered new details about that Thursday, and the days leading up to the shooting in that wooden church about 13 miles south of Santa Fe. Mary Carmack-Altwies would determine whether to bring charges in the case.

Mendoza said that New Mexico 1st Judicial Dist. “I think there was some complacency on the set, and I think there are some safety issues that need to be addressed by the industry and possibly by the state of New Mexico,” Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said last week at a news conference. How did this happen? What had gone wrong?ĭetectives are still investigating key questions, including who loaded live ammunition in the FD Pietta Colt.

The death of Halyna Hutchins and wounding of Souza came just a few days after Hollywood’s crews union had threatened to strike if producers didn’t take their concerns about safety seriously, and left everyone echoing the question Baldwin had cried into the chaos. “We were a very, very well-oiled crew shooting a film together and then this horrible event happened.”

“There are incidental accidents on film sets from time to time, but nothing like this,” he told the photographers Saturday. Search warrant reveals grim details of ‘Rust’ shooting and Halyna Hutchins’ final minutesīefore the revolver fired, Alec Baldwin was rehearsing how to point it toward the camera, says an affidavit laying out new details of the shooting.

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