'Rust' shooting investigator says 'degree of negligence' found on set, criminal charges will be up to DA

Rust have disputed an official report stating they failed to adhere to gun safety prior to the on-set shooting involving Alec Baldwin.Last October, the actor was rehearsing a scene for the film when he discharged a live round from a prop gun on set, which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured the director, Joel Souza.Baldwin has claimed that he was told the gun was “cold” by the assistant director, and the Sante Fe Sheriff’s department and district attorney are continuing to investigate the shooting.The film’s production company previously said it “enforced all applicable safety protocols,” despite the New Mexico Environment Department imposing its maximum fine on Rust Movie Productions for “serious and wilful” failures.Now the company behind the film has continued to defend its actions, arguing that it was not responsible for supervising the film set, “much less for supervising specific protocols such as the maintenance and loading of weapons” (per BBC News).“The law properly permits producers to delegate such critical functions as firearm safety to experts in that field and does not place such responsibility on producers whose expertise is in arranging financing and contracting for the logistics of filming,” the statement continued, adding that previous discharges of blank rounds on set had been “properly addressed”, including with safety briefings for cast and crew, and did not violate firearm safety protocols.The company also refuted claims that the movie’s armourer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, had been “overburdened” by her additional role as a props assistant, saying her responsibilities as armourer “always took precedence” and that she had sufficient time to inspect the ammunition, but “didn’t do her job

Alec Baldwin has had his fair share of scandals over the course of his life in the public eye. From two arrests to the infamous voicemail he left his daughter Ireland Baldwin, the 30 Rock alum has often made headlines for his controversial behavior — and perhaps never more serious than when he was involved in the fatal shooting on the set of Rust.

SANTA FE, N.M. -- A film production company is contesting sanctions by New Mexico officials for alleged workplace safety violations on the set of “Rust,” where actor and producer Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer in October, according to filings posted Wednesday by state regulators.Rust Movie Productions is challenging the basis of a $137,000 fine against the company by state occupational safety regulators who say production managers on the set of the Western film failed to follow standard industry protocols for firearms safety.At a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on Oct.

Alec Baldwin is "suffering tremendously" in the wake of Halyna Hutchins' death. The 64-year-old actor was handling a gun on the set of his movie 'Rust' last October when it went off and fatally shot the cinematographer, and his daughter Ireland Baldwin - who he had with ex-wife Kim Basinger - "can't imagine" how distressing the situation has been for her dad. Appearing on 'Red Table Talk' with her mother, Ireland said: “It’s so heartbreaking.

The release by police this week of footage of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dying on set last year after being fatal shot by Alec Baldwin has lawyers for the Hutchins family fuming.

cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.The 64-year-old, who denied responsibility for killing Hutchins, fatally shot the Ukraine native onset of the film last year.“It’s so heartbreaking,” the model, 26 said in a new interview with “Red Table Talk” released Wednesday. “My dad is suffering tremendously and I love him and I can’t imagine what he feels like and what’s running through his head but the entire situation is just so devastating,” she added.Ireland appeared on the Jada Pinkett Smith-hosted talk show alongside her mom, Kim Basinger, 68.She stated that while the traumatic situation played a part in the manifestation of her anxiety, she said she became “more defensive” of her famous father.

the LA Times that the video violated their rights, calling for the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office to retract it.“The first time Mr. Hutchins saw the disturbing and unsettling video footage of his dying wife lying on the church floor was on Radar Online, an internet website,” Panish said in a letter sent to the Sheriff, the Times reported.He continued: “The potential consequences are disturbing given how information is misused on social media.

Halyna Hutchins’ husband Matthew is fuming over the trove of investigative materials the Santa Fe County Sheriff released this week that showed his dying wife after she was shot by Alec Baldwin while working as a cinematographer last year on the set of "Rust." An email obtained by Fox News Digital Wednesday indicates attorneys for Matthew Hutchins feel the sheriff’s office "trampled on the constitutional rights" of the Hutchins family and that it reneged on a "promise" Matthew would be able to review materials early Monday morning before law enforcement publicly released it. "This was a wholly inadequate amount of time given the sheer volume of material and failed to give the Hutchins [family] the ‘dignity and privacy’ the New Mexico constitution affords them, including the right to request that discretion be exercised and sensitive material be redacted," the email obtained by a source close to the family states.

Ireland Baldwin has again defended her father Alec against the response to the shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The daughter of actors Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger was discussing mental health with Willow Smith, daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith,when she was asked about the impact of the media attention on her father. “It’s so heartbreaking,” Ireland said in a new interview broadcast today (27 April) as part of Red Table Talk.

The Santa Fe Police Department released body cam and interview footage on April 26, 2022 of Alec Baldwin discovering Halyna Hutchinson’s death. Baldwin accidentally fired a shot off of what was supposed to be a cold gun on the set of the movie Rust in October, but the gun was loaded with a real bullet that struck Hutchinson, resulting in her death. 

The investigation into the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of “Rust” was thrust into the spotlight again on Monday when the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office released a deluge of previously unseen footage, photos and interviews related to tragic incident.

Halyna Hutchins on the set ofwas thrust into the spotlight again on Monday when the Santa Fe Sheriff's Office released a deluge of previously unseen footage, photos and interviews related to tragic incident.Along with bodycam footage of officers on the scene, shortly after the fatal accident, authorities also released footage from their interview with Alec Baldwin at the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, where he was first informed that Hutchins had died from her injuries.In the police video, Baldwin can be seen talking on his phone before the interview, and expressing, «You have no idea how unbelievable and how strange this is.»When the interview begins, Baldwin is read his Miranda warning, and asks if he's being charged with anything. Investigators ask Baldwin to recount everything that happened leading up to the shooting, and he explains repeatedly how the gun was supposed to be cold.Baldwin told investigators that people weren't standing in safety locations because it was believed the gun was unloaded.Baldwin is also shown a photo of the projectile that shot Hutchins, went through her and wound up injuring director Joel Souza.

Hilaria Baldwin is assuming a new role: mental health advocate.

There is new footage coming out from the set of Rust, where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was tragically accidentally shot with a gun held by producer Alec Baldwin.

New bodycam footage released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department showed armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed in the moments following the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. "Welcome to the worst day of my life," Gutierrez Reed can be heard telling Detective Alexandria Hancock as she accompanies the armorer to the bathroom shortly after the shooting. The department released all bodycam footage, crime scene photos, witness interviews and text messages obtained so far throughout the investigation on Monday.

On Monday, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office revealed the full scope of their investigation into the Rust shooting. The tragic accident in October 2021 left director Joel Souza injured and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Alec Baldwin allegedly discharged a gun on the set of killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The video shows Baldwin holding the gun before the tragic incident as well as the aftermath of the shooting, with Hutchins on the ground surrounded by first responders. Photos of the gun and Baldwin's hands after the shooting were also released. Baldwin is seen telling two officers after the shooting that he didn't pull the trigger of the 45-caliber prop gun while rehearsing the scene, and that he didn't know who put a live round in the weapon.«I take the gun out and as the barrel clears, I turn and cock the gun and the gun goes off,» Baldwin said. The video also shows director Joel Souza lying on the ground, injured by the same bullet that killed Hutchins. A separate report about the working conditions on the set found that the film's management «knew that firearm safety procedures were not being followed on set and demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety by failing to review work practices and take corrective action.»Baldwin was also a producer on the film, but he doesn't blame himself for the accident. «I feel that someone is responsible for what happened and I can't say who that is, but I know it's not me,» he previously said. Investigators said they are still waiting for phone records and ballistic information in order to complete the criminal investigation. Baldwin has not been charged.

investigation of a fatal October shooting of a cinematographer by actor and producer Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie.Data files released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's office included a video of investigators debriefing Baldwin within hours of the fatal shooting, talking with him inside a compact office. The investigation files also include rehearsal clips that show Baldwin in costume as he practices a quick-draw maneuver with a gun.Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said in a statement that the investigation by his agency remains open and ongoing as it awaits the results of ballistics and forensic analysis from the FBI as well as studies of fingerprint and DNA.“The sheriff’s office is releasing all files associated with our ongoing investigation,” he said in the statement.