Alec Baldwin's 'prop firearm' kills one, injures another

Sheriff's office: Alec Baldwin discharged prop gun that killed crew member, wounded director

Baldwin is one of the film's star actors and producers. He went to the sheriff's office willingly and provided a statement to investigators, sheriff's office spokesman Juan Ríos said.

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Actor Alec Baldwin discharged a "prop firearm" that killed a cinematographer and injured a the director of the movie Rust, being filmed on a set south of Santa Fe, a county sheriff's office spokesman said late Thursday.

Halyna Hutchins, 42 and the director of photography for the movie, died at University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque. The film's director, Joel Souza, was hospitalized in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office spokesman Juan Ríos said.

A source closed to the investigation said Baldwin, 63, was questioned by investigators late Thursday and was seen by a New Mexican reporter and photographer in tears.

Investigators are still trying to determine if the incident was an accident, Ríos said. No charges have been filed, and the investigation remains open, Ríos wrote in a news release.

The prop was fired at Bonanza Creek Ranch, where filming was underway, the sheriff's office said in an early evening news release. Baldwin stars in the production.

Hutchins died from her injuries after she was flown to University of New Mexico Hospital, according to the sheriff's office. Souza was taken to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, where he is receiving emergency care, the sheriff's office said. Attempts to get comment from Baldwin were unsuccessful.

“We received the devastating news this evening, that one of our members, Halyna Hutchins, the Director of Photography on a production called ‘Rust’ in New Mexico died from injuries sustained on the set,” John Lindley, the president of the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600, and Rebecca Rhine, the executive director, said in a statement, as reported by Variety. “The details are unclear at this moment, but we are working to learn more, and we support a full investigation into this tragic event. This is a terrible loss, and we mourn the passing of a member of our Guild’s family.”

Deputies were investigating how the accident occurred and "what type of projectile was discharged," the sheriff's office said in an earlier news release.

Rust Movie Productions did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Filming for Rust was set to continue into early November, according to a news release from the New Mexico Film Office. It's described as the story of a 13-year-old boy left to fend for himself and his younger brother following the death of their parents in 1880s Kansas, with New Mexico doubling for Kansas.

Guns firing blanks have been blamed for deaths in past movie productions. Online Hollywood news site Deadline reported, "Actor Jon-Erik Hexum was killed Oct. 18, 1984, on the set of the TV series Cover Up when he accidentally shot himself in the head with a gun loaded with blanks. And in 1993, Brandon Lee, the son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, died after he was shot in the head by a gun firing blanks on the set of The Crow. Both incidents were determined to have been accidents."

This is a developing story and will be updated.

 

[Terrifik]

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BREAKING: Alec Baldwin formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in shooting death of cinematographer

Charges against Baldwin and the film’s armorer Hannah Gutierez-Reed were announced earlier this month. If convicted, the pair could face up to five years in prison.

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Alec Baldwin is formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 'Rust' shooting

New Mexico prosecutors said Baldwin should be held criminally responsible for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

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On Tuesday, actor and Rust movie producer Alec Baldwin was formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the October 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

According to the New York Post, a complaint filed in New Mexico First Judicial revealed that Baldwin as well as the film’s armorer Hannah Gutierez-Reed were each charged with two felony counts of involuntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act.


Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed have both been charged "in the alternative," meaning that a jury can only convict them on one of the two counts they’ve been charged with.

Involuntary manslaughter carried a maximum sentence of 18 months, while involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act carries a minimum sentence of five years in prison.

A spokesperson for the DA’s office said that the defendants will not be arrested, nor do they need to appear in court on Tuesday. They will need to appear before a judge, either in-person or over video call, within 15 days of the charges being filed.

In October of 2021, 42-year-old Hutchins was fatally shot and 49-year-old film director Joel Souza was injured after Baldwin fired a prop gun that was loaded with live ammunition.

In a statement from New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies earlier this month announcing the office’s intention to file charges, she said that "a thorough review of the evidence and the laws of the state of New Mexico" determined that there is sufficient evidence to file criminal charges against Alec Baldwin and other members of the ‘Rust’ film crew."

"On my watch, no one is above the law, and everyone deserves justice," Carmack-Altwies said.

"If any one of these three people—Alec Baldwin, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, or David Halls—had done their job, Halyna Hutchins would be alive today. It’s that simple," said Andrea Reeb, the special prosecutor appointed by the DA to the case. "The evidence clearly shows a pattern of criminal disregard for safety on the ‘Rust’ film set. In New Mexico, there is no room for film sets that don’t take our state’s commitment to gun safety and public safety seriously."

Assistant Director David Hall signed a plea agreement for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon, with the terms including a suspended sentence and six months probation.

The production’s head armorer, Gutierrez-Reed, had previously had a number of complaints lodged against her in regard to concerns over her careless handling of weapons.

Gutierrez-Reed and her assistants had also been allegedly playing with weapons on the set of Rust. Hutchins had reportedly been advocating for safer conditions for her team.

In November of 2022, Baldwin launched a lawsuit against several crew members of the film for reckless and dereliction of duty.

The suit named Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the chief armorer, Assistant Director Dave Halls, Prop Master Sarah Zachry, and Seth Kenney, the gun supplier.

In October of 2022, Baldwin settled a wrongful death suit with Hutchins’ family. As part of the agreement, Matthew Hutchins, Halyna’s widower, will act as an executive producer when the film resumes production.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

New Mexico prosecutors on Tuesday formally charged Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of their movie, "Rust."
The announcement comes after First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said Jan. 19 that her office would be seeking manslaughter charges against Baldwin and “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed for their alleged roles in Hutchins' death.
There is probable cause that Baldwin "committed involuntary manslaughter" in an "unlawful act" with his negligent "use of a deadly weapon," according to a complaint written by special investigator Robert Shilling.
Tuesday's charges now set the judicial clock in motion, as Baldwin will make his initial court appearances within the next 15 days, prosecutors have previously said.
Baldwin can appear in these first court appearances remotely, officials have said.
The case is expected to go through a preliminary hearing in which prosecutors will have to show a judge they have enough evidence to warrant a trial. That proceeding could happen in late April or early May, prosecutors have said.
A trial could take place by the end of the year, depending on the calendars of the judge, prosecutors and the defense attorneys.
“The District Attorney and the special prosecutor are fully focused on securing justice for Halyna Hutchins,” Heather Brewer, a spokesperson for Carmack-Altwies, said in a statement on Monday. “The evidence and the facts speak for themselves.”

Hutchins, 42, was killed Oct. 21, 2021, during filming for "Rust" at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in New Mexico. Baldwin was rehearsing with a pistol for a scene when the gun went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
Baldwin has refused to take any responsibility for Hutchins' death.
In an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos in December 2021, Baldwin went as far as to say he didn’t fire that fatal round.
"I feel that someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is. But I know it’s not me,” the actor told ABC News at the time.
Prosecutors have pushed back on Baldwin's assertion and said they have an FBI lab report to show conclusively that the actor pulled the trigger.

Prosecutors have pushed back on Baldwin's assertion and said they have an FBI lab report to show conclusively that the actor pulled the trigger.

 

[kcbbq]

BBC's article adds some of the stuff that led to charges, it's pretty bad. He was on the phone during the firearm training, and being his normal arrogant self. Hubris led to the shooting.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64475627

Mr Baldwin was "distracted" talking to family members on his mobile phone during training on how to operate the prop gun, Robert Shilling, a special investigator for the district attorney's office, wrote in a statement of probable cause filed with the manslaughter charges.

If Mr Baldwin had performed mandatory safety checks with armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and not pointed the gun at Hutchins, the "tragedy would not have occurred", Mr Shilling argued.
"This reckless deviation from known standards and practice and protocol directly caused the fatal shooting," he said.

"Baldwin knew the first rule of gun safety is never point a gun at someone you don't intend on shooting," Mr Shilling added.
The charging document outlines at least a dozen "acts or omissions of recklessness" leading up to the shooting, including:

• Not using a replica firearm for an unscheduled rehearsal
• Letting the armourer leave the set against protocol
• Deviating from the practice of only receiving the gun from the armourer
• Not dealing with safety complaints on set
• Not performing required safety checks with the armourer, who was hired without adequate certification

 

[kurosawa]

The full statement of probable cause.

Spoiler: Quite a lot of evidence

 

[Aidan]

I'm glad that it was acknowledged he ignored basic firearm safety rules that the gun community is dogmatic about.

 

[BobbyBriggs69420]

I think its kinda awesome the prosecution gave a sperg a job to watch all his movies and find trigger-guard violations.

 

[John.Doe]

I'm glad that it was acknowledged he ignored basic firearm safety rules that the gun community is dogmatic about.

The hypocrisy is staggering - for decades he's been on the boards of or involved closely with a number of gun control organizations, many of whom claim openly or subtly that guns are 'too dangerous' for the 'little people' and here he is unable to follow the most basic brain dead rules most gun owners master before they can ride a bike.

 

[Falcos_Commisar]

The full statement of probable cause.

Spoiler: Quite a lot of evidence

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Goddamn that's detailed

I'm glad that it was acknowledged he ignored basic firearm safety rules that the gun community is dogmatic about.

Yep, Alec really fucked up.... Suddenly all they celebrity isn't meaning much

The hypocrisy is staggering - for decades he's been on the boards of or involved closely with a number of gun control organizations, many of whom claim openly or subtly that guns are 'too dangerous' for the 'little people' and here he is unable to follow the most basic brain dead rules most gun owners master before they can ride a bike.

Completely agree, he and people like him bleated for years about guns and how the "scummy normal people SHOULD NEVER HAVE THEM". Then he goes and kills someone because he's a moron.....

 

[kcbbq]

I still don't know why the armorer is charged when they wouldn't let her on set.

 

[Lone Star]

I kind of wish the "He was ranting about Trump before the gun went off" fake narrative got pushed a bit more. Seeing people seethe about that was hilarious. I actually wish that's how it went down if something like this had to happen.

 

[Camel joe]

I kind of wish the "He was ranting about Trump before the gun went off" fake narrative got pushed a bit more. Seeing people seethe about that was hilarious. I actually wish that's how it went down if something like this had to happen.

Terminally online wingcuck

 

[BobbyBriggs69420]

I still don't know why the armorer is charged when they wouldn't let her on set.

interesting point, I was saying itt a year ago that imo alec should be charged just based on him pointing and pulling the trigger and just based on that all of his accusations of upstream liability should really mean nothing.

I've had people hand me loaded guns before without explicitly telling me, I've had no accidents.

I guess that's the real world/normal people though who follow safety protocol in their head, the movie sets have protocol in writing that was violated upstream of alec and I guess having that policy in place but not followed maybe does make way for liability of more people.

 

[BelUwUga]

I still don't know why the armorer is charged when they wouldn't let her on set.

Did I misread somewhere? I saw they allowed her to leave the set, not that she was prevented from being on-set.

- Firearms should have been secured if the armorer is not there. There should be a long and detailed report of breaking in to secure storage to get these guns if this protocol was followed. The armorer should have been the keyholder or the only one with regular access on set. If said security had to be circumvented for whatever reason, that's a sentinel event where you stop and re-assess for safety.

- If she was prevented from being on set and had any reason to think they were accessing the firearms, that rises to the level of calling the cops. Employers will be angry and it will be some kind of shitshow, but the entire purpose of the job is managing risk on-set. If that means getting the jakes to shut it down before something terrible happens so be it. As armorer you're the designated responsible party. Usually in the paperwork that establishes that you hold out very explicitly that safety is paramount and you won't overlook things that could kill people just for job security. But for her failure to do that, this entire situation never could have happened.

 

[WelperHelper99]

interesting point, I was saying itt a year ago that imo alec should be charged just based on him pointing and pulling the trigger and just based on that all of his accusations of upstream liability should really mean nothing.

I've had people hand me loaded guns before without explicitly telling me, I've had no accidents.

I guess that's the real world/normal people though who follow safety protocol in their head, the movie sets have protocol in writing that was violated upstream of alec and I guess having that policy in place but not followed maybe does make way for liability of more people.

Everyone in this situation is a fucking idiot. Look I'm a young man in my early 20's. Shot my first 12 gauge at 9. Been shooting ever since. I know how to handle a gun, and yet these fags twice three times my age don't. Charge them all. They've already affected my movies, I've been seeing fake guns left and right.

 

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The full statement of probable cause.

Spoiler: Quite a lot of evidence

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Page 3 there is a clinical takedown of his lie in the formal interview that "the gun just went off". They're doing this by the book, and he's pretty much fucked.

 

[kcbbq]

Did I misread somewhere? I saw they allowed her to leave the set, not that she was prevented from being on-set.

- Firearms should have been secured if the armorer is not there. There should be a long and detailed report of breaking in to secure storage to get these guns if this protocol was followed. The armorer should have been the keyholder or the only one with regular access on set. If said security had to be circumvented for whatever reason, that's a sentinel event where you stop and re-assess for safety.

- If she was prevented from being on set and had any reason to think they were accessing the firearms, that rises to the level of calling the cops. Employers will be angry and it will be some kind of shitshow, but the entire purpose of the job is managing risk on-set. If that means getting the jakes to shut it down before something terrible happens so be it. As armorer you're the designated responsible party. Usually in the paperwork that establishes that you hold out very explicitly that safety is paramount and you won't overlook things that could kill people just for job security. But for her failure to do that, this entire situation never could have happened.

I was being slightly facetious, but this is what I was referring to:

"Hannah asked to be called back into the church if Baldwin was going to use the gun at all and Halls failed to do that."

 

[Mariposa2.0 LTE]

Alec will walk like a gay man pretending to be a supermodel.

 

[Iron Hamster]

I still don't know why the armorer is charged when they wouldn't let her on set.

I'm guessing because she allegedly loaded the gun and didn't follow protocol.

 

[East_Clintwood]

So New Mexico is doing something I don't ever remember seeing for another case. Apparently they're getting so much interest in the case they've set up an area on their court website where they're preemptively adding all documents ASAP:

As someone who has spent months trying (and failing) to get documents from shitty Californian court websites I fucking love this move.

 

[East_Clintwood]

Some minor updates:

Alec Baldwin sued by Halyna Hutchins’ family over fatal Rust set shooting

Lawsuit, filed by parents and sister of cinematographer, accuses actor and others of battery and negligence

www.theguardian.com

Alec Baldwin sued by Halyna Hutchins’ family over fatal Rust set shoo…

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Halyna's parents and sister have filed civil suit, represented by none other than Gloria fucking Allred. Allred already represents a crew member who is claiming she got PTSD from being near the shooting. Hilariously right about the time she was filing this new lawsuit the lawyers for the production company are pushing for sanctions in the previous case because Allred is allegedly taking the piss and refusing to provide shit she's required to:

Rust producers claim Gloria Allred DISAPPEARED during staffer's suit

The declaration came in a new filing from attorneys representing Baldwin's El Dorado Pictures and Rust Movie productions, and serves as the latest development in a lawsuit filed more a year ago.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Rust producers claim Gloria Allred DISAPPEARED during script supervis…

archived 13 Feb 2023 04:54:45 UTC

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We also have the first couple of motions on the criminal suit from Baldwin's lawyers which I've attached for the interested.
The first is a motion to dismiss the special prosecutor arguing that she is forbidden from taking part. Baldwin's argument is that under the NM state constitution anyone who has either legislative/executive/judicial powers is forbidden from exercising powers belonging to any of the other departments and that being a prosecutor is defacto either exercising judicial or executive powers while she already wields legislative powers as a member of the State Legislature.

The second, and more interesting motion, seeks to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charge with the firearm enhancement. Baldwin is arguing that they're charging him under the updated version of the statute which didn't come into force until months after the shooting, and that the state's original statement of probable cause doesn't allege facts that would meet the requirements for the old version of the statute.

 

[ForTheHoard]

Some minor updates:

Alec Baldwin sued by Halyna Hutchins’ family over fatal Rust set shooting

Lawsuit, filed by parents and sister of cinematographer, accuses actor and others of battery and negligence

www.theguardian.com

Alec Baldwin sued by Halyna Hutchins’ family over fatal Rust set shoo…

archived 14 Feb 2023 11:50:34 UTC

archive.is

Halyna's parents and sister have filed civil suit, represented by none other than Gloria fucking Allred. Allred already represents a crew member who is claiming she got PTSD from being near the shooting. Hilariously right about the time she was filing this new lawsuit the lawyers for the production company are pushing for sanctions in the previous case because Allred is allegedly taking the piss and refusing to provide shit she's required to:

Rust producers claim Gloria Allred DISAPPEARED during staffer's suit

The declaration came in a new filing from attorneys representing Baldwin's El Dorado Pictures and Rust Movie productions, and serves as the latest development in a lawsuit filed more a year ago.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Rust producers claim Gloria Allred DISAPPEARED during script supervis…

archived 13 Feb 2023 04:54:45 UTC

archive.is

We also have the first couple of motions on the criminal suit from Baldwin's lawyers which I've attached for the interested.
The first is a motion to dismiss the special prosecutor arguing that she is forbidden from taking part. Baldwin's argument is that under the NM state constitution anyone who has either legislative/executive/judicial powers is forbidden from exercising powers belonging to any of the other departments and that being a prosecutor is defacto either exercising judicial or executive powers while she already wields legislative powers as a member of the State Legislature.

The second, and more interesting motion, seeks to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charge with the firearm enhancement. Baldwin is arguing that they're charging him under the updated version of the statute which didn't come into force until months after the shooting, and that the state's original statement of probable cause doesn't allege facts that would meet the requirements for the old version of the statute.

The civilian PTSD shit is one of the few things that makes me MATI. Some Hollywood faggot can get a settlement for scripted gunfire on a movie set while veterans that can't go out into public crowds and constantly have nightmares about murdering their wife and kids have to take it. The shooting was in the fucking script and unless you were the one holding the gun or catching the bullet, you wouldn't have known the difference.