Alec Baldwin Was Told Prop Gun Was Unloaded Before Fatal Shooting, New Docs Say

The Rust First Assistant Director who admitted he didn’t properly check the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on October 21 is now calling on the film industry to make sure “no one is harmed through the creative process again.”

VERMONT – Alec and Hilaria Baldwin stepped out for drinks at a Vermont bar Friday night as an investigation into a deadly on-set shooting involving the A-list star is underway in New Mexico.  Baldwin had an IPA and Hilaria ordered wine.The couple shared a kiss after a long day out with the kids. And they dug into plate after plate.

An actor who was in a different scene involving firearms on the set of the movie "Rust" is speaking out about his "life-threatening" experience. Several members of the cast and crew are speaking out following the accidental shooting incident in which Alec Baldwin discharged a gun on the set that he believed to be unloaded.The incident left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and director Joel Souza wounded.  Speaking to TMZ, New Mexico-based actor Ian A.

Actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun that killed a woman and injured a man nearby. But how can a prop gun be so dangerous?On Thursday October 21st, Alec Baldwin was involved in an incident where a prop reportedly gun misfired with blanks.

We often think of an accidental death as something happening by chance that was unintentional.   This would be a convenient way of explaining the tragic shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico film set of the movie "Rust." However, criminal law is rarely convenient. Nor is it simple.   Murder and manslaughter are complex concepts in the law of homicide. Even an accidental death can rise to the level of criminal homicide if it involves reckless acts or grossly

SANTA FE, N.M. – A "Rust" actor said Friday he wished "precautions" had been taken on set that could’ve prevented Alec Baldwin’s tragic misfiring of a prop gun that left the film’s cinematographer dead.

Alec Baldwin was told the gun he discharged was safe before the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, court records claim. The 63 year old Hollywood actor, who was filming for the upcoming movie Rust in New Mexico when a prop gun he fired killed the 42 year old and injured the film's director Joel Souza, 48, described how he was “fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred”.

Alec Baldwin was unwittingly handed a gun with live ammunition before the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the film set of Rust, court records allege.

An assistant director on the New Mexico movie set of the movie "Rust" claimed that a gun being handed to actor Alec Baldwin on Thursday was unloaded, a search warrant filed in a Santa Fe court said, according to reports. "Cold gun," assistant director Dave Halls announced at the time, using lingo for an unloaded firearm, before a rehearsal for the movie, The Associated Press reported.

SANTA FE, N.M. -- As a film crew and actors in Western garb prepared to rehearse a scene inside a wooden, chapel-like building on a desert movie ranch outside Santa Fe, assistant director Dave Halls stepped outside and grabbed a prop gun off a cart.He walked back in and handed it to the film's star, Alec Baldwin, assuring him it was safe to use because it didn't have live ammo.“Cold gun,” Halls yelled.It wasn't, according to court records made public Friday.

according to Indie Wire.Anthony Pawluc, secretary-treasurer of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 44, wrote that the bullet struck “both the Director of Photography, Local 600 member Halnya Hutchins, and Director Joel Souza,” the site reported.“Local 44 has confirmed that the Props, Set Decoration, Special Effects and Construction Departments were staffed by New Mexico crew members.

died on the set of the film  after a prop gun was discharged by actor Alec Baldwin. Director Joel Souza was also hospitalized.  The sheriff’s department in Sante Fe, New Mexico, confirmed to ET on Thursday evening that Baldwin was in fact the one who fired the prop gun which lead to the fatal accident. Hutchins was transported by helicopter to University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, according to authorities.

There is new information surfacing surrounding Alec Baldwin‘s movie Rust and the deadly shooting on set in New Mexico.

Ireland Baldwin is supporting her father, Alec Baldwin, after he accidentally shot and killed someone on the set of his latest film "Rust." Alec, 63, discharged a prop gun and killed the movie's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. "Rust" director Joel Souza was also wounded but later released from the hospital.The incident took place on Thursday at Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun that killed a woman and injured a man nearby. But how can a prop gun be so dangerous?On Thursday October 21st, Alec Baldwin was involved in an incident where a prop reportedly gun misfired with blanks.

Alec Baldwin has described how his 'heart is broken' in a statement after a prop gun he accidentally fired killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The 63 year old Hollywood actor, who was filming for the upcoming movie Rust in New Mexico when a prop gun he fired killed the 42 year old and injured the film's director Joel Souza, 48, described how he was 'fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred'.

Breaking his silence. Alec Baldwin has spoken out following the death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.