A "real" bullet was used in the gun that killed the "rust“, Halyna Hutchins. The tragedy happened last Thursday and the information was released this Wednesday by the Santa Fe Sheriff's Department and the Santa Fe District Attorney.
A “lead projectile” was recovered from the shoulder of director Joel Souza. According to Sheriff Adan Mendoza, it is "apparently" the same shot that killed Hutchins. A mix of live and dummy ammo was recovered from the set. Approximately 500 rounds of ammunition were at the scene.
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Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies added that it is too early to determine whether criminal charges will be filed in Hutchins' death. No one has been ruled out from facing the charges at this time. “We have not reached that juncture yet. If the facts and evidence support the allegations, we will initiate due diligence,” she said.
Mendoza said on Wednesday that Baldwin, assistant director David Halls and gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed have given statements to authorities and are cooperating with the investigation.
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Two search warrants revealed that the film's assistant director, Dave Halls, grabbed a gun from a table set up by gunsmith Gutierrez-Reed and yelled "cold gun" before handing it to Baldwin.
The warrants also detailed that Baldwin was rehearsing a scene where he was "pointing the gun at the camera lens" when the gun went off.
The sheriff said on Wednesday that a limited amount of people were in the vicinity of the actual accident, but that approximately 90 people were on set.
Asked to clarify the shocking fact that a real bullet killed Hutchins, Mendoza added that until proven by the laboratory criminal is a "suspected real bullet", but investigators were led to believe it was a "real bullet" that resulted in the death of Hutchins.
The sheriff and prosecutor did not specifically comment on the issue of criminal negligence or other recent reports of unsafe conditions on set. Sheriff added that he believed there was "some complacency on this set, and he thinks there are some safety issues that need to be addressed by the industry."