I commented on another thread about this how it is a “Columbo episode in the making.” How easy it would be for someone who “has it in” for Baldwin surreptitiously to place a live round into the mix. At bottom, as another post points out, Baldwin violated a fundamental rule in handling firearms of any kind. He pointed at the wrong target. I seriously doubt he intended to kill the victim, but that is for proper investigation to determine.
From the 911 call:
“We had two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun, we need help immediately,” script supervisor Mamie Mitchell told an emergency dispatcher. “We were rehearsing and it went off, and I ran out, we all ran out.”
The dispatcher asked if the gun was loaded with a real bullet.
“I cannot tell you. We have two injuries,” Mitchell replied. “And this (expletive) AD (assistant director Dave Halls ) that yelled at me at lunch, asking about revisions….He’s supposed to check the guns. He’s responsible for what happens on the set.”
It was a Perry Mason rerun last week.