'Rust' Gaffer Says Halyna Hutchins Died in His Arms, Blames 'Negligence and Unprofessionalism' for Shooting

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe gaffer on “Rust” felt a whoosh of air and heard the loudest shot he had ever heard on set, and then watched helplessly as his friend Halyna Hutchins faded away in his arms, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.Serge Svetnoy provided a detailed, first-hand account of the Oct. 21 shooting in a negligence suit against several defendants, including “Rust” star Alec Baldwin, the film’s producers, the armorer and first assistant director.

The key gaffer on the set of “Rust” has filed a lawsuit against star and producer Alec Baldwin, as well as armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director Dave Halls, among others, over the accidental shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last month.

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.

Deadline has confirmed that the husband of late Rust DP Halyna Hutchins, Matthew Hutchins, has hired personal injury-wrongful death litigation LA-based firm Panish | Shea | Boyle | Ravipudi with Brian Panish acting as lead counsel.

Terese Davis, costume designer for the film "Rust," has spoken out regarding the on-set tragedy. On Oct.

More information continues to come out about the tragic accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico-based set of the western movie Rust.

Serge Svetnoy, a gaffer for the film "Rust," has returned to Los Angeles after a tragic on-set shooting left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead. The incident occurred on Thursday in New Mexico when star Alec Baldwin discharged a firearm he was told was "cold" or "unloaded" during rehearsal.

More crew members are speaking out about the tragedy that took Halyna Hutchins‘ life and injured director Joel Souza on the set of Rust last week.

Serge Svetnoy, the gaffer, or chief electrician, on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Rust is laying the blame for the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the negligence of the film’s armorer and producers.

Alec Baldwin, 63, was photographed giving his condolences to Halyna Hutchins‘ family just two days after a loaded prop gun he was holding accidentally went off on the set of his upcoming movie Rust and killed her. The actor embraced the late 42-year-old cinematographer’s husband Matt Hutchins as he arrived in New Mexico, the location the film was shooting in, with their son Andros, 9.

Alec Baldwin met with the husband and son of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the woman who was killed during an accidental discharge of a prop gun on the set of the movie "Rust."  Hutchins, the director of photography on the picture, was killed in the incident and director Joel Souza was injured and later released from a hospital.The shooting occurred when Baldwin pulled the trigger on a gun that he was told was unloaded, according to a search warrant filed in a Santa Fe court.  Over the

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.

The sister of 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot when Alec Baldwin allegedly discharged a prop gun during rehearsal for his Western film "Rust" last week, is speaking out for the first time.  "I cannot comprehend [her passing]. I loved her very much; I was very proud of her, and she was my role model.

Joel Souza has spoken out for the first time since he was injured on-set of the movie Rust, after an accidental shooting proved fatal for his cinematographer colleague, Halyna Hutchins.The director, 48, was hospitalised on Thursday following the horrific incident, which saw Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin, 63, fire a prop gun which was loaded with live ammunition. Baldwin's accidental shooting tragically killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchings, a 42 year old mum of one and doting wife.

Matthew Hutchins, the husband of the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, is speaking out in a new statement following her tragic death on the set of Rust.

Matt Hutchins, the husband of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, has tweeted out his family’s thanks for the outpouring of support in the wake of her death.