A new body camera video released by the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office shows the dramatic moments after the fatal shot.
New footage from a body camera video released by the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office as part of the Rust investigation shows the dramatic scenes following the fatal shooting. The camerawoman Halyna Hutchins (1979-2021) died last autumn (October 21st).
The video includes actor Alec Baldwin, 64, gun in hand before the tragic incident and after the shot, with Hutchins lying on the ground surrounded by first responders.
, photos of the gun and Baldwin’s hands after the shot were also released. The actor also explains to two officers that he did not pull the trigger of the .45 caliber prop gun while rehearsing the scene and that he does not know who put a live cartridge into the gun. “I take the gun out and when the barrel is free, I turn around, cock the gun and it fires,” Baldwin says in the video evidence.
The video also shows director Joel Souza, 48, lying on the ground after being injured by the same bullet that killed Hutchins.
Maximum penalty for production company due to working conditions
A separate report on working conditions on the “Rust” set previously noted that the production company’s management “knew that firearm safety precautions were not being followed on location” and that “no remedial action was taken”. According to the New Mexico Department of Environmental Protection Occupational Health and Safety Board (OHSB) press release Wednesday, Rust Movie Productions, LLC received the maximum possible penalty for “apparent indifference to the apparent hazards associated with use firearms on set, resulting in one death, serious injury and unsafe working conditions”.
Baldwin also served as a producer on the film, but does not blame himself for the accident. “I feel like someone is responsible for what happened and I can’t say who that is, but I know I’m not,” he said previously.
Investigators said they are still awaiting phone records and ballistics information to complete the criminal investigation. There is no charge yet. The investigators have not ruled out such a possibility.
Source: Stern
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