According to this document, the assistant director yelled “cold gun” on set, meaning that the prop gun was safe and contained no real ammunition.
Despite this, during a test, around 3:30 p.m. in New Mexico on Thursday, Baldwin pulled the trigger and fatally wounded Hutchins in the chest and Souza in the shoulder, who were rushed to a medical center.
Hutchins passed away and the filmmaker was out of harm’s way and was discharged hours later.
The same affidavit states that the assistant director who handed the revolver to Baldwin “did not know that there was live ammunition in the weapon.”
The documentation is part of the file available to a Santa Fe court, in addition to a request to search the Bonanza Creek ranch where the filming was taking place.
The investigation also includes the complaints emanating from the International Alliance of Theater Stage Employees (Iatse) who denounced that the weapon that killed Hutchins and wounded Souza contained live ammunition and highlighted that the team that covered the props, decoration and special effects departments in New Mexico was not from the union.
So far no charges have been filed in the incident. For his part, in a series of tweets posted yesterday, Baldwin said: “There are no words to convey my shock and sadness over the tragic accident that claimed the life of Halyna Hutchins, our deeply admired wife, mother and colleague. I am fully cooperating with the police investigation to learn how this tragedy occurred.”
She added: “I am in contact with her husband offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, her son and all those who knew and loved her.”
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