The shooting happened on set. As the crew was setting up the shot, the gun discharged, and a bullet struck Ms. Hutchins in the chest. Joel Souza, the film's director, was struck in the shoulder. Ms. Hutchins, 42, was airlifted to a hospital in Albuquerque, where she died.
Baldwin stated during a December 2021 interview for ABC News that "the trigger wasn't pulled" and "I didn't pull the trigger." In August 2023, a second analysis of the Pietta from a firearms expert concluded that the revolver could only have been fired by a pull of the trigger.
WHO LOADED THE WEAPON THAT SHOT THE FATAL ROUND? On Oct. 21, 2021, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, working as chief weapons handler on her second film, loaded a live round into a long Colt . 45 revolver Baldwin was rehearsing with, believing it to be a dummy round.
Kansas goes on the run with his long-estranged grandfather after he is sentenced to hang for the accidental killing of a local rancher. A boy left to fend for himself and his younger brother following their parents' deaths in 1880s.
On Oct. 21, 2021, tragedy struck the set of Rust in New Mexico when Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm that had a live round in it, killing the film's director of photography Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
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Did they ever finish filming the movie Rust?
Her work has appeared in Bustle, NYLON, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, and more. She lives in California with her dog. Alec Baldwin has completed production on the embattled film Rust nearly 19 months after the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
This aerial photo shows the movie set of "Rust" at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021. Filming on the Western movie could resume this week in Montana, the production company said.
Armorer on 'Rust' set was 'likely hungover,' prosecutor says
The weapons expert on the set of the Western movie “Rust” was likely “hungover” when she put a live bullet into a gun that later killed a cinematographer, prosecutors contend in new court filings.
“The gun Alec Baldwin used in the shooting that killed Halyna Hutchins has not been destroyed by the state. The gun is in evidence and is available for the defense to review,” said Heather Brewer, spokesperson for New Mexico's First Judicial District Attorney's office.
In October 2021, production was temporarily suspended after a controversial and highly publicized firearms shooting incident, in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed when a gun being used as a prop was fired by Baldwin during the preparation for a scene; Souza was injured by the same projectile.
The M249 is often regarded as the best gun in Rust. Its magazine capacity is 100, and the weapon's RPM (or rounds per minute) is 500. This rate of fire allows you to shoot around 8 bullets per second, which is more than enough to kill an enemy. The L96 is the best sniper rifle in Rust.
Most Rust players will craft the Revolver as their first real weapon. The gun's low damage is offset by modest recoil, but it still does not down enemies quick enough. The revolver is a reliable gun early in the game, but nothing more.
The Armorer is one of the few members of the clan to survive. In the first-season finale "Chapter 8: Redemption", the Mandalorian and his allies come to the Mandalorian enclave while fleeing from attacking Imperials, only to find it unoccupied except for the Armorer, following the elimination of most of the tribe.
The Armorer and other followers of the ancient way had been on Mandalore's moon of Concordia, and so survived the onslaught of the Night. The remaining Mandalorians were scattered throughout the galaxy thereafter and hid in Mandalorian coverts to preserve their numbers.
Rust was initially created as a clone of DayZ, a popular mod for ARMA 2, with crafting elements akin to those in Minecraft. The objective of Rust is to survive in the wilderness using gathered or stolen materials. Players must successfully manage their hunger, thirst, and health, or risk dying.
Actor Josh Hopkins has replaced the character who was played by Jensen Ackles, who departed the project due to a scheduling conflict. Cinematographer Bianca Cline took Hutchins' place behind the camera and plans to donate her salary to charity.
Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin, share seven children together — welcoming their youngest, daughter Ilaria Catalina Irena, on Sept. 22, 2022. "Our new baby is a very bright spot in our lives. A blessing and a gift during such uncertain times," wrote Hilaria on Instagram ahead of the baby's arrival.
The Western is resuming production on a Montana set. "Rust" is scheduled to resume production on Thursday, 18 months after the on-set shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The Western will resume principal photography at Yellowstone Film Ranch in Montana, a spokesperson for Rust Movie Productions said.
According to Dillon Aero, the company's latest version of the Minigun — the M134D — fires four rounds in the same time it takes an M240 machine gun to fire just one. The extremely high rate of fire makes the M134 Minigun an ideal weapon for dealing suppressive fire, especially against groups of concealed targets.
