Alec Baldwin 'Rust' movie shooting: Authorities recovered revolvers and ammo from set, warrant says
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Multiple guns and ammunition were recovered from the set of "Rust" after actor Alec Baldwin discharged a firearm he was told was "cold." The accident resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
On Tuesday, the Santa Fe County Magistrate Court released a warrant detailing an inventory list of items recovered from the set amid authorities' ongoing investigation. The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office in New Mexico, which is currently investigating the shooting on the set of the film 'Rust.' (MWP / BACKGRID) Authorities have collected ammunition and multiple firearms from the movie set. (MWP / BACKGRID) The shooting took place on Bonanza Creek Ranch outside of Santa Fe. (MWP / BACKGRID) Actor Alec Baldwin discharged a firearm he was told was unloaded. (MWP / BACKGRID) A projectile from the gun struck and ultimately killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. (MWP / BACKGRID) The film's director, Joel Souza, was also injured. He has since been released from the hospital. (MWP / BACKGRID) Baldwin was handed the gun by assistant director Dave Halls, according to authorities, who did not know the gun was loaded. (MWP / BACKGRID) Halls told Baldwin the gun was 'cold,' meaning it contained no ammunition. The gun Baldwin used was one of three that a firearms specialist, or ‘armorer,' had set on a cart outside the building where a scene was being rehearsed, according to court records (MWP / BACKGRID) The actor was rehearsing a scene for the movie when he discharged the weapon. (MWP / BACKGRID) Baldwin made a statement on social media Friday about Hutchins' death. (MWP / BACKGRID) ‘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,’ he said Friday morning on Twitter. (MWP / BACKGRID) Prosecutors and law enforcement officers are expected to provide an update on the investigation Wednesday. (MWP / BACKGRID) The set of 'Rust' was reportedly a tense one, as several crew members walked off the set in the hours before the shooting in protest to the working conditions. (MWP / BACKGRID)
Among the items on the list were three black revolvers, "loose ammo and boxes" and "a fanny pack w/ ammo." Spent casings and a gun belt also were recovered.
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