Investigators in New Mexico recovered the lead projectile fired by Alec Baldwin that killed the film’s cinematographer and wounded its director, the revolver they believe fired the shot, as well as more possible live rounds of ammunition. But I’ll leave that up to the industry and the state to determine what those need to be. I think there was some complacency on this set, and I think there are some safety issues that need to be addressed by the industry, and possibly by the State of New Mexico. The investigation will continue and if the Sheriff’s Office determines during our investigation a crime has occurred and probable cause exists, arrest, an arrest or arrests, will be made and charges will be filed. crime lab in Quantico, Va., for analysis. All the previous mentioned items, along with other items of evidence, will be submitted to the F.B.I. We have recovered what we believe to be possible additional live rounds on set. The actual lead projectile that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of Mr. We also believe that we have the spent shell casing from the bullet that was fired from the gun. This is the, this is the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. We believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by Mr. These include, but are not limited to, three firearms, approximately 500 rounds of ammunition and several pieces of clothing and accessories. We have collected about 600 items of evidence.
All three individuals have been cooperative in the investigation and have provided statements. These two individuals are armorer Hannah Reed-Gutierrez and assistant director, David Halls. We identified two other people that handled and/or inspected the loaded firearm prior to Baldwin firing the weapon.
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Halyna Hutchins, the director of cinematography, and Joel Souza, the director, had been shot while rehearsing a scene on the movie “Rust.” During the initial investigation, it was determined that actor-producer Alec Baldwin was the person that fired the weapon. Transcript More Suspected Live Rounds Were Found on ‘Rust’ Set, Sheriff Says Investigators in New Mexico recovered the lead projectile fired by Alec Baldwin that killed the film’s cinematographer and wounded its director, the revolver they believe fired the shot, as well as more possible live rounds of ammunition.