Inquiry into Alec Baldwin shooting focuses on gun protocol
Ukraine-born cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was struck in the chest and died shortly after the incident Thursday in New Mexico, while director Joel Souza, 48, who was crouching behind her as they lined up a shot, was wounded and hospitalized, then released.
The incident sparked intense speculation on social media about how such an accident could have occurred despite detailed and long-established gun-safety protocols for film sets.The accident took place roughly midway through the filming of a low-budget Western called "Rust," starring Baldwin. According to the paper, one camera operator had messaged a production manager, saying, "We've now had 3 accidental discharges. This is super unsafe."
It said Assistant Director Dave Halls, the Hollywood veteran who handed the gun to Baldwin during a rehearsal, called out "cold gun" as he did so -- industry code for a weapon with no live ammunition.- Checking the film - "We've had two people accidentally shot by a prop gun, we need help immediately," the caller tells a police dispatcher."I don't -- I can't tell you that," the caller replies. "And this AD ... this mother –- he's supposed to check the guns, he's responsible for what happens on the set.
He retweeted a story from trade journal Variety headlined "Alec Baldwin Was Told Prop Gun Was Safe Before Fatal Shooting, Affidavit Says."
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