'Rust' Shooting: Everything We Know About the Tragedy

spoken out about their sudden loss since she was fatally shot while on location in New Mexico after a prop gun was discharged by Alec Baldwin. Director Joel Souza was also hospitalized but has since been released.Wayne Brady, who worked with Hutchins on the 2020 crime drama, remembered her as the epitome of professionalism.

A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges that Alec Baldwin recklessly fired a gun when it wasn’t called for in the script when he shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza on the New Mexico set of the film “Rust.”

Last week it was Rust gaffer Serge Svetnoy and today the second of what will likely be many lawsuits over the October 21 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin on the New Mexico set of the indie Western was filed by script supervisor Mamie Mitchell.

As New Mexico police continue their investigation into the October 21 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin, on the set of Rust, the first in what is expected to many lawsuits has been filed.

It’s been almost three weeks since the deadly Oct. 21 shooting on the Santa Fe, New Mexico film set of "Rust, which saw actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shoot and kill cinematographer Halyna Hutchins wound director Joel Souza wounded.

Dwayne Johnson spoke out about the tragic “Rust” shooting during Wednesday’s “Red Notice” premiere in Los Angeles.

SANTA FE, N.M. – It’s been nearly three weeks since "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died in an on-set shooting involving actor Alec Baldwin that also left director Joel Souza hospitalized.

Rust assistant director Dave Halls has broken his silence on the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.Halls handed actor and producer Alec Baldwin the weapon that killed the 42-year-old cinematographer on the film’s set in Santa Fe, New Mexico, shouting “cold gun” to indicate it was safe.Hutchins died in the accidental shooting, while the film’s director Joel Souza was injured.

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.”

Alec Baldwin's wife, Hilaria, was spotted driving him around a posh ski town where they surfaced earlier this week after he was involved in a deadly on-set shooting in New Mexico. Hilaria was seen driving her famous husband around town and pumping gas.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Santa Fe sheriff Adan Mendoza said that he's "not exactly sure of [Baldwin's] present whereabouts," as he hasn't been asked to stay put in New Mexico, though police say, he has been cooperative in their ongoing investigation into the accidental "Rust" shooting.

Alec Baldwin has a staunch supporter in his daughter Ireland. The 63-year-old actor has been the subject of headlines for days since he discharged a firearm – he was told was cold or "unloaded" – on the set of his upcoming film "Rust," resulting in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

SANTA FE, N.M. – Investigators emphasized how complicated the investigation into the "Rust" movie set shooting actually is during a press conference Wednesday.

A new search warrant filed Wednesday reveals new details in the investigation into the deadly shooting on the “Rust” film set:Read the full document, filed in Santa Fe County Magistrate Court, below.

Ireland Baldwin is standing up for her father and defending him from some of the most vile online bull s**t after tragedy struck on the set of Rust.

LOS ANGELES -- Alec Baldwin the actor, who pulled the trigger on a prop gun while filming “Rust” in New Mexico and unwittingly killed a cinematographer and injured a director, likely won’t be held criminally or civilly liable for the tragedy.But Alec Baldwin the producer might be, along with several others in leadership positions for the Western.Experts predict a tremendous legal fallout from the tragedy, definitely in civil lawsuits and potentially in criminal charges.

The shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" is a haunting reminder of what can go wrong on set. Santa Fe County Sheriff’s officials said the 42-year-old and director Joel Souza were shot Thursday on the rustic film set in the desert on the southern outskirts of Santa Fe.

 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