American actor Alec Baldwin has said he expectsthere are no charges for the fatal shooting emanating from a revolver that he handled himself on the set of the western Rustand indicated that he had hired a private detective to establish responsibilities in this case.
An accident
The shooting had killed in October 2021, in New Mexico, the director of photography Halyna Hutchins and injured the director Joel Souza. The investigation is still ongoing and prosecutors have not ruled out charging anyone involved. “I sincerely think (…) (that the investigators will) say it was an accident. It’s tragic”said Alec Baldwin to CNN in a rare interview on the subject that aired yesterdayFriday, August 19, explaining that he had used the services of a private detective.
While assuring not wanting “damn” gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the actor pointed to her and also referred to assistant director Dave Halls, who handed him the gun shortly before the shooting. “Someone put a live bullet in the gun, and that someone should have used their judgment,” he said.
The armorer and the production assistant accused by the actor
“It was work” by Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. “His job was to examine the ammunition and clear the bullet, and there shouldn’t have been any live ammunition on set”did he declare. “There are two people who did not do what they had to do”, he added. “I’m not here to say that I want them to go to jail or have their lives be hell. I don’t want that, but I want everyone to know that these are the two people who are responsible for what happened”.
Alec Baldwin, who is the subject of several civil complaints, including one filed by the family of Halyna Hutchins, has always said that he was assured that his weapon was harmless and claims that he did not pull the trigger when the gun was fired. fatal shot.
Complaint against the supplier
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed filed a complaint against the film’s ammunition supplier, accusing it of leaving live ammunition among the cartridges of blanks. On Thursday, August 18, his attorney criticized the FBI for failing to conduct DNA or fingerprint tests to establish who handled the live ammunition found.
Following the last interview of Alec Baldwin, the lawyers ofHannah Gutierrez-Reed and Dave Halls told CNN the actor is trying to absolve himself of responsibility.