Rust: Gunsmith from Alec Baldwin sues ammunition supplier
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The gunsmith is responsible for the guns used during the filming of Rust issuing the prop supplier, claiming that his company distributed "mannequin mixes and ammunition mixes" on set.
Cinematographer Halina Hutchins was shot dead last year when Alec Baldwin fired a gun during a rehearsal after saying firearms were safe. Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed seeks unspecified damages from Seth Kenny and PDQ Arm and Prop LLC.
Kenny has not yet commented.
But in December, he told Good Morning America, "There's no way they [live rounds] are coming from PDQ or me personally." Actor and producer Baldwin insisted he "didn't pull the trigger" and told ABC News in December.
Alec Baldwin says he didn't fire the gun that killed Halina Hutchins
Gutierrez-Reid has filed an unspecified lawsuit in New Mexico State Court, the same state where the photo and fatal shooting took place in October. The film's director, Joel Souza, was also shot and killed.
According to AFP, court documents say Gutierrez-Reid recovered seven bullets believed to be alive after the shooting. They were distributed between cartridge cases with different ammunition and cartridge strips for actors as accessories.
"The defendants handed out ammunition boxes that allegedly contained fake cartridges, but a mixture of mannequins and ammunition for Rust production."
Police investigating the shooting attempted to get hold of Baldwin's phone, but despite receiving a search warrant a few weeks ago, they couldn't get it.
The actor responded to suggestions that he didn't follow through, saying it would take time to clarify precisely what was needed down the line.
Gutierrez-Reid's testimony stated that he remembered loading the gun with a cartridge marked as fictional ammunition. Then, he shook the box to create a ring that the inert cartridge was supposed to be emitted.
He said Covid protocol didn't allow him to enter the church where the shoot was taking place, so he had to give up gun control 15 minutes before filming.
It was not filmed because Baldwin rehearsed the camera angles for the scenes that were later filmed.
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