The gun was supplied by the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and checked by the assistant director David Halls, who told Baldwin it was a 'cold gun,' meaning it had blanks, when he pointed it at Hutchins, 42, and fired while rehearsing a scene. 'Defense attorneys have come up with conspiracy theories and used the word 'sabotage.' We do not have proof,' Atlwies said.Īuthorities have been scouring the set of the film as they investigate how a live round came to be in the firearm
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She also refuted claims made by the attorney of the film's armorer who suggested the weapon could have been intentionally loaded with live ammo. Baldwin had no idea that the gun was loaded, so it's more how did that gun get loaded, what levels of failure happened and were those levels of failure criminal?' 'It's probably more important to focus on what led up to the shooting because the moment of the shooting, we know that at least Mr. 'We still don't know how they got on the set and how they got there I think will be one of the most important factors going into a charging decision,' Atlwies said. The DA added that investigators found additional live rounds on set, but could not specify how many because the investigation was ongoing. Mary Carmack-Altwies told Good Morning America there were 'so many levels of failures' on the set before Hutchins was accidentally shot and killed by actor Alec Baldwin, 63, on October 21.Īuthorities have been probing how a suspected live round came to be in the firearm, which had been declared safe by an assistant director. And asked if she knew who had loaded the fatal shot, Carmack-Altwies said 'yes'. The District Attorney in charge of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the film set of 'Rust' has said she knows who loaded the gun.