Actor Alec Baldwin and weapons specialist will be held accountable with Manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Cinematographer who Killed, was killed in 2021 on lowbudget New Mexico movie set and announced prosecutors on Thursday.
Santa Fe prosecutor Mary Carmack-Altois issued a statement announcing the charges against Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who Supervised weapons on the set.
Helena Hutchins died shortly after she was injured during rehearsals for Western ‘rust’ in A ranch on outskirts of the city of Santa Fe on Oct 21, 2021. Baldwin was pointing a gun at Hutchins when he gun went off killing her and hurt directorJoel Souza.
The authorities said the aide director David Halls signed on plea an agreement for charge of negligent use of a deadly a weapon.
Santa Fe County Sheriff, Adan Mendoza, who Led Hutchins’ initial investigation deathdescribed as “degree of neglect on the movie set. But he left decisions about potential criminal fee for prosecutors after delivery results of a yearLong investigation in October. This report did not specify how live Ammunition wound up on the movie set.
Baldwin – Known for his roles in “30 Rock” and “Hunt” for Red October ”and his impression of former President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live” – has been described killing as a “tragic accident”.
sought to clear His name by filing a lawsuit people concerned in Handling and supply of loaded goods gun that was delivered to him on the set. baldwin, also Co-producer on “Rust,” he was told gun It was safe. In his lawsuit, Baldwin said so while he was working on camera angles with Hutchins during rehearsal for scene, pointed out gun in to her direction and pulled back And they fired the hammer of Unloaded weapon.
New Mexico office of The medical investigator determined that the shooting was an accident after completion of autopsy f review of Law enforcement reports.
The New Mexico Office of Occupational Safety and Health has charged a fee maximum Fine against Rust Film Productions, based on Biting story of safety Including certified production managers took Limited or no action to remedy two errors is not enough of empty ammunition on the set Before fatal shooting.
Rust Movie Productions continues to operate challenge The basics of fined $137,000 by the organizers who production managers say on the set failed to follow standard industry protocols for Firearms safety.
gunsmith who Supervise firearms on the setGutierrez Reed, was the subject of Many of audit in case, all along with Independent ammunition supplier.
Attorney for Gutierrez Reid said she did not give birth live round in the gun who killed Hutchins, and she believes she was the victim of sabotage. The authorities said they have found No evidence of that.
Investigators at first found 500 rounds of ammunition in movie set on outskirts of the city of Santa Fe – mix of Blanks, dummy rounds And what it looks like live rounds. Industry experts said live rounds should never was on set.
In April 2022, the Santa Fe Police Department released a valuable collection of Files, including lapel camera Video of Mortally wounded Hutchins slipped in And out of consciousness when a medical helicopter arrived.
Watch interrogations, email threads, text conversations, inventories of Hundreds of ammunition of Zoom pictures out that group of Evidence.
State workplace safety The organizers said that immediate gun-safety Concerns were addressed when Rust stopped filming, returning to filming in New Mexico will accompany him new safety Searching operations.
the family of Hutchins – widower Matthew Hutchins W son Andros – lawsuit settlement against Producers under an agreement intended to reshoot with Matthew Hutchin participates as Executive Producer.
“Rust” was fraught with conflicts than start in Early October 2021. Seven crew members walked off the set just hours Before fatal Shooting amid strife over working conditions.
Hutchins death influenced the negotiations over safety judgments in the movie crew union shrinkage with Hollywood producers and pushed other filmmakers to choose computer-generated pictures of instead of shooting real arms with Empty ammo to reduce risk.
