Sheriff: Movie Set Showed ‘Some Complacency’ With Weapons

Alec Baldwin has stated that police officers should be employed on all film and TV sets that utilize guns.

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.

Joel Souza was recently seen with an arm sling outside his home as he continues to recover after an accidental shooting on the movie set of "Rust" that left him injured and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead.  Alec Baldwin was rehearsing a scene for the movie on Oct. 21 that required him to cross-draw his revolver, which he was led to believe by assistant director Dave Halls was a "cold gun," a term used to describe a gun that is safe to handle.

Alec Baldwin spoke out amid the ongoing "Rust" movie shooting investigation Saturday. Baldwin, 63, spoke to photographers in Vermont where he said he is cooperating with police and has been speaking to them every day.

Alec Baldwin was the fourth person to handle a gun that he discharged on the set of his upcoming film "Rust," authorities have revealed. The 63-year-old actor was rehearsing a scene when he discharged a gun he was told contained no ammunition.

On Thursday of last week, 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed by actor Alec Baldwin after he fired a prop gun on the New Mexico set of the film Rust. Director Joel Souza, who was standing behind Hutchins, was also wounded but has since recovered.

On the heels of the tragic shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin last week on the New Mexico set of Rust, details have been trickling out, most notably via an affidavit filed last week by Detective Joel Cano.

The Rust production team released a letter to the crew of the Alec Baldwin feature tonight saying that they’ve “made the decision to wrap the set at least until investigations are complete.”

Alec Baldwin was reportedly "inconsolable for hours" after allegedly discharging a prop gun on the New Mexico set of his Western film "Rust" in an accidental shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, a source with knowledge of the matter told People.  "Everyone knows this was an accident, but he's absolutely devastated," the unnamed source said, describing how Baldwin was "hysterical and absolutely inconsolable for hours" after the incident.  The actor

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.

Images of a distraught Alec Baldwin, who tragically killed a cinematographer with a movie prop gun, evoked memories of an actor who remained haunted after fatally shooting Brandon Lee with a gun he believed was loaded with blanks. Lee, the 28-year-old son of martial arts icon and legendary screen star Bruce Lee, was killed in a freak accident on the set of "The Crow" March 30, 1993, when fellow actor Michael Massee was supposed to shoot him at close range with a harmless pistol.

Director Joel Souza released a statement following the shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin's film "Rust" that left him injured and another dead Thursday. "I am gutted by the loss of my friend and colleague, Halyna," Souza said in a statement to Fox News.

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.

The accidental shooting on the set of the movie "Rust" has dominated headlines since the incident occurred Thursday. One name has been attached to the story more than any other: Alec Baldwin.

Alec Baldwin's family was spotted packing up to head to the Hamptons on Friday following the deadly shooting on his movie set. Baldwin's assistants were seen packing luggage into cars a day after the actor fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, on the set of his upcoming movie "Rust." Production on the set of "Rust" has been halted indefinitely after the prop gun was misfired at Bonanza Creek Ranch.

Alec Baldwin has broken his silence after firing a prop gun that tragically killed Director of Photography Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust in New Mexico. “There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours,” the dad of seven tweeted on Friday.