In the first interview released after the fatal accident while filming “Rust”, Alec Baldwin assured that he did not pull the trigger on the gun that caused Halyna Hutchins’ deathcinematographer of the film. “The trigger didn’t pull. I didn’t pull the trigger. I would never point a gun at someone and pull the trigger.”. Now the forensic evidence indicates otherwise..
The tragic event took place on the set of the aforementioned western, a film starring Baldwin, actor who fired a gun that should have been blanks. This blow caused Hutchins to die and injured the film’s director, Joel Souza. The incident took place on October 21, 2021 at Bonanza Creek Ranch, New Mexico, where the crew was shooting various scenes. Since then, the FBI has investigated the incident, concluding that Baldwin pulled the trigger.. It is picked up by ABC News reporting what was shared by said US federal investigative agency.
According to the FBI report, the gun “you couldn’t shoot without pulling the trigger”so that the actor had to activate the gun mechanism which he thought was just a prop. This is the conclusion reached after the accidental discharge tests with the same model of revolver involved in the accident. All this is gathered in an analysis that the investigators of the case were waiting to evaluate the possible accusations that Baldwin could have faced.
many unknowns
Beyond Baldwin’s responsibility, there are still many unknowns about the incident. The actor at the time of him admitted it even he doesn’t understand how it could have happened: “I have no idea. Someone put a real bullet in my gun. A bullet that shouldn’t even be on set.”. But the fact is, the bullet that killed Hutchins wasn’t the only live bullet on the set of ‘Rust’. The investigation has already clarified that among the more than 500 bullets present in the property where they were fired, there were more pieces that were not blanks.
Source: E Cartelera
