More than two weeks after the last police report on the fatal shooting of rust DP Halyna Hutchins was handed over to the local prosecutor by Alec Baldwin last October, the document has been released.
Amid a dense list of events and inventory from local police, the FBI and others, the 540-page report reveals the chaos that led to DP Hutchins’ shooting on October 21, 2021. (READ THE REPORT HERE.)
Ross Addigo, a Dollygrip who was present when the tragic incident occurred, and gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez who heard the Wad pistol were freely reported to have been in trouble for the past week. That Gutierrez Reed and her crew had “negligent discharge” issues, according to Ross. Gutierrez readied one of the six guns and one of the turrets headed for their foot. A few minutes later, an unannounced gunshot went off in the locker room, which should have heralded AD Dave Hall’s responsibility.
Ross also said that six cameramen left the set on the day of the incident and that cinematographer Lane Luper wrote a letter to the production about the accidents.
Reese Price, a key figure who sat eight feet behind Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza in the church (the filmmaker received a shoulder blow from the gun), said past problems with the production included “accidental discharges,” the “last one” included. Happened twice a week.” all in one day One of the accidental discharges occurred as a result of “Armor Girl” tampering with a gun. The “Armor Girl” pointed her gun down as she accidentally went off. The second time, one of the stunt performers went to cock the gun and it accidentally went off in a booth. Reese expressed concern about accidental discharges on this particular set, something that should not have happened.
Asked by Detective J. Cano if there had been previous problems on the set, John Zielo, the handle of the keys, told police that “protocols were not followed throughout the film. John said the production cut every possible corner.
When Detective T. Benavidez arrived to assess the situation that October day, he found Gutierrez Reed “with a gun in her left hand, muzzle down. I realized that Hanna was emotional and that’s when I took up the weapon.” The investigator says that Armor was “very emotional and even more excited by the incident”. She was placed in the back seat of a police car, “with the rear side door open and the vehicle locked.” The investigator asked the gunsmith if there were any other guns and she pointed to an area where he found two more pistols, ammunition, charges and intact cartridges. There were two white boxes labeled Colt .45 rounds. “Hanna pointed to a half-full box of ammunition and said: ‘These are the grenades that will be used today.’ All this got the detective arrested.
Investigator J. Cano reports that Oscar-nominated actor Baldwin has been asked to testify. “I’ll do as you tell me,” Baldwin told him, and he was referred to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office.
In his interview with Sarah Zachry, Cano said that the production’s prop masters said, “She personally believed that Hannah might check the ‘fool rounds.’ Zachry told the police to let the gunsmith rattle one doll at a time. However, if you rattle two, “you don’t know which one rattles”. Dummy rounds stand out because they contain beads. “Sarah believes that Hannah had two ‘dummies’ in one hand and the clatter came from only one ‘dummy’,” says Cano’s interview.
Matthew J. Hemmer, the assistant chief lighting technician, was outside the church when the incident occurred and told Cano that Gutierrez Reed was not certified as a gunsmith. and was not a union. “When asked if there had been any previous problems on set, Matthew said that Hannah was struggling with a Colt 45 and asked Hannah for his help. Matthew said that the guns were in poor condition, although Hannah did her best to keep them clean. When asked if there should ever be live ammunition on set, he said there should never be “live rounds” on set.
New Mexico District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies did not charge anyone rust Tragedy. At the time, the prosecutor had no comment on the report, nor did a representative of the prosecutor rust producers. We’ve heard separately from sources that no charges are expected before the Thanksgiving holiday. Deadline also reached out to Gutierrez Reed’s attorneys about releasing the investigative report today.
“As with all cases handled by the district attorney, her focus will be to maintain the integrity of the process, enforce the laws of the state of New Mexico and administer justice,” a district attorney’s office representative said when her received office. the police report 23 days.
An Aug. 30 letter from Carmack-Altwies to the New Mexico State Finance Board indicated that the district attorney intended to make Baldwin “one of the possible defendants” in the case. rust Tragedy. The district attorney asked the state for $635,000 to prosecute up to four people, but she received only $317,750
The Hutchins’ estate has since settled rust Producers and Baldwin have a pending civil lawsuit with a settlement rust would end up as a movie. Reports indicated this in late October rust wouldn’t be returning to New Mexico to finish production, but was looking forward to a location shoot here in California.
Baldwin filed a civil lawsuit Nov. 11 against Gutierrez Reed, Halls and property manager Sarah Zachry, and gun and cartridge supplier Seth Kenney.
“This tragedy happened because live bullets were delivered on set and loaded into the gun, Gutierrez-Reed did not carefully examine the bullets or the gun, Halls did not carefully examine the gun, yet announced that the gun was safe is before he went to Baldwin. ” went on. , and Zachry failed to disclose that Gutierrez-Reed acted recklessly and posed a safety risk to those around her,” Baldwin’s attorney, Quinn Emanuel, Luke Nikas, said in the complaint.
“Baldwin also lost numerous jobs and related income,” the complaint continued. “For example, he was fired from several jobs because of the incident rust and was transferred for other occasions as a direct result of the negligence of cross-defendants Gutierrez-Reed, Halls, Kenney, PDQ, and Zachry.
Baldwin was originally set to star in the indie spy action film station masterhowever, has stepped down, with Aaron Eckhart taking over his lead role, Deadline first reported.
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Writer: Anthony D’Alessandro, Dominic Patten
Source: Deadline
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