‘Rust’ armourer has “no idea” where live bullet that killed Halyna Hutchins came from

The husband of the late Halyna Hutchins is said to be preparing to file a wrongful death lawsuit in light of the cinematographer’s tragic death on a film set in New Mexico. Halyna, 42, was killed on the set of Alec Baldwin’s upcoming film Rust when a prop gun the 63 year old actor was holding misfired.

It has been confirmed that Matthew Hutchins, the husband of the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, has hired a law firm that specializes in wrongful death lawsuits.

Dozens of Hollywood’s most prominent cinematographers banded together today to put a thoughtful argument behind a simple plea: “ban all functional firearms on set.”

Alec Baldwindischarged a prop gun on the film's set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.«Halyna Hutchins was not just one of the most talented people I’ve worked with, but also a friend,» Halls told. «I’m shocked and saddened by her death.

Having lawyered up with a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and been called out in public by Santa Fe’s Sheriff, the armorer on the film that saw cinematographer Halyna Hutchins fatally shot by Alec Baldwin has spoken out for the first time.

Authorities in New Mexico revealed new details after Alec Baldwin discharged a firearm on the set of his film Rust, leading to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

A “live” round was used in the gun that killed “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department and the Santa Fe County District Attorney said in a press conference Wednesday. A lead projectile was recovered from director Joel Souza’s shoulder, the sheriff said in the conference.

tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film last week, many are asking how such an accident could have happened.

Crew members on the movie "Rust" reportedly used the firearm involved in the death of Halyna Hutchins the morning of the fatal accident. According to a search warrant executed by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's office, obtained by Fox News, Armorer Hanna Gutierrez Reed handled the prop gun, leaving it among others on a cart outside the set location they were filming.

 A number of crew members had taken prop guns from the New Mexico set of the indie Western — including the gun that killed Hutchins — to go “plinking,” a hobby in which people shoot at beer cans with live ammunition to pass the time, the insider said. The shooting happened just a few hours later, when lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin discharged a revolver after first assistant director David Halls confirmed that it was a “cold gun,” meaning that the gun did not have any live ammunition in

Paying tribute. Jensen Ackles honored the late Halyna Hutchins days after she was shot and killed on the set of the Western movie Rust.

Jensen Ackles is opening up about the tragic passing of Halyna Hutchins, who died on the set of Rust just a few days ago by a prop gun.

The father of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed in an on-set accident durig the film production ofRust by a prop gun used by actor Alec Baldwin, says he doesn’t blame what happened on Baldwin.