Gutierrez-Reed has said she brought two boxes of dummy rounds onto the set, as well as dummies loaded into gun belts from a previous movie production on which she worked, “The Old Way.” Investigators have not been able to establish where the live rounds found on the “Rust” set came from. Instead, guns are loaded with inert dummy rounds that look like live ammunition or blanks that make an explosive sound and muzzle flash when fired, or are left unloaded. Live rounds are not allowed on movie sets. Halls has a March 31 hearing at which he is expected to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge.
Her lawyer has said she will plead not guilty.
Gutierrez-Reed is awaiting trial on criminal involuntary manslaughter charges. The actor fired the bullet as Hutchins directed him to point the weapon towards the camera. 45 revolver Baldwin was rehearsing with, believing it to be a dummy round.įive other live rounds were later found on the set by investigators.įirst Assistant Director Dave Halls said he checked the revolver with Gutierrez-Reed before it was handed to Baldwin. 21, 2021, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, working as chief weapons handler on her second film, loaded a live round into a long Colt.
WHO LOADED THE WEAPON THAT SHOT THE FATAL ROUND? Here’s some details on what we know – and don’t know. Baldwin has said he is not responsible for Hutchins’ death and pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in February. (Reuters) – Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on the New Mexico set of Western movie “Rust” in 2021 after live ammunition was mixed with dummy rounds.Īctor Alec Baldwin fired the bullet that killed Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.
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