Posted on 10/22/2021 6:42:26 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
The gun handed to Alec Baldwin before the fatal shooting on the "Rust" movie set was loaded with a live round ... according to a warrant from the ongoing police investigation.
The warrant says an assistant director handed the gun to Alec and told the actor it was safe to use before the deadly incident ... according to the warrant obtained by the Associated Press.
The warrant says the assistant director didn't know the gun was loaded, but it doesn't mention who actually loaded the gun ... which may become the central issue.
Alec's blood-stained costume from the movie has been taken as evidence, as well as the gun that went off, plus other prop guns and ammo being used on set, according to the warrant.
The warrant says Halyna Hutchins was shot in the chest and Joel Souza was wounded as he was standing behind her.
As we reported ... Alec pulled the trigger on the gun and the accident resulted in the death of 42-year-old cinematographer Hutchins. She was struck and airlifted to a hospital, where she died. Director Souza was also hit, but has reportedly been released from the hospital.
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I had previously posted the photos we saw of Alec Baldwin after the shooting don't show him in costume and yet here we are told Baldwins' "blood-stained costume" was taken as evidence.
If Alec was wearing a costume during the rehearsal was the rehearsal being recorded just to establish camera angles for the shoot?
If Alex got blood on his costume how close was he to the victims?
He might have gotten blood on his costume when he went to help them.
Yes indeed.....”who actually loaded the gun ... which may become the central issue”....
OR if the assistant Director had opportunity to insert a live round.
According to the records, the gun was one of three that the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez, had set on a cart outside the wooden structure where a scene was being acted. Assistant director Dave Halls grabbed the gun from the cart and brought it inside to Baldwin, unaware that it was loaded with live rounds, a detective wrote in the search warrant application.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/alec-baldwin-weapon-rust-shooting-1235035723/
NO EXCUSE!!
What is the first thing anyone does when handed a firearm?
CLEAR IT, THEN CHECK IT!
Simple beginners firearm safety!!!!
You may not like him, but I will prey for him to be able to find peace.
What was a live bullet doing on the set?
There is a picture of Baldwin in costume and there's blood on it but it's from the movie. He posted the pic on Instagram before the shooting.
Caption:Baldwin posted a picture of himself on Instagram sporting a grey beard and dressed in Western cowboy-style attire
Props that can shoot only blanks are bad enough. Staggering to think any set would have real weapons and live ammunition to put in them.
“Keep in mind that this article is from a gossip site.”
See #4.
Silly auto correct, pray for him.
I do not know his handling skills are but he overly trusted the source of the weapon if he did not load it himself. The pain of killing can be dulled by time and acceptance.
I heavily dislike him personally. But that SOB got red pilled hard. He’ll never get past this. He’ll go downhill fast. People involved in such accidents do poorly.
There’s nothing you can say to someone in the position of him in those photos.
And they’re less dramatic? LOL
This story gets stupider by the hour. Loud-mouth anti-gun celebrity with a legendary short fuse is on a set where loaded weapons can be passed around without any supervision.
The union back-stage employees had quit the movie set several hours before and replacement workers hired. The union had just come out of tough contract negotiations and had voted for a strike if needed. They got a contract. I suspect emotions were running high since workplace safety was one of their primary complaints during the contract talks and the walk-out.I wouldn’t be surprised if investigation proves a disgruntled union worker slipped a round in the gun.
Yeah, I’m with you. That’s some agony I wouldn’t wish on anyone.
This will eat him up for a long time....as much of an SOB as he is taking someones life, even accidentally, never goes away.
You sure gotta wonder about that union aspect. That would move straight into the premeditated zone.
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