Official Warrant Reveals Alec Baldwin Was Unknowingly Handed A Weapon With Live Rounds On The Set Of Rust

New information has come out about the heartbreaking fatal shooting that occurred during the production of an indie Western titled “Rust.” According to a Santa Fe court document (via The Hollywood Reporter), an assistant director unknowingly handed the film’s star and co-producer, Alec Baldwin, a gun with live rounds in the chamber.

It’s still unclear if the gun was fired during a take or rehearsal, but when it was fired, the film’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was struck and killed, and director Joel Souza, who was standing behind her, was injured.

Hutchins died from her injury and Souza is…The post Official Warrant Reveals Alec Baldwin Was Unknowingly Handed a Weapon With Live Rounds on the Set of Rust appeared first on /Film.

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