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| Film crew voiced complaints before Alec Baldwin's fatal on-set shooting |
| 2021-10-24 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set with a gun a crew member had assured the actor was safe, a tragic mistake that came hours after some workers walked off the job to protest conditions and production issues.An assistant director, Dave Halls, grabbed a prop gun off a cart at a desert movie ranch and handed it to Baldwin during a Thursday rehearsal for the Western film "Rust," according to court records made public Friday. "Cold gun," Halls yelled, declaring the weapon didn’t carry live rounds and was ready to fire. But it wasn't. When Baldwin pulled the trigger, he unwittingly killed 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and maimed director Joel Souza, who was standing behind her inside a wooden, chapel-like building. A 911 call that alerted authorities to the shooting at the Bonanza Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe hints at the panic on the movie set, as detailed in a recording released by the Santa Fe County Regional Emergency Communications Center. "We had two people accidentally shot on a move set by a prop gun, we need help immediately," script supervisor Mamie Mitchell told an emergency dispatcher. "We were rehearsing and it went off, and I ran out, we all ran out." The dispatcher asked if the gun was loaded with a real bullet. "I cannot tell you. We have two injuries," Mitchell replied. "And this (expletive) AD (assistant director) that yelled at me at lunch, asking about revisions....He’s supposed to check the guns. He's responsible for what happens on the set." Halls did not immediately return phone and email messages seeking comment. The News Agency that Dare Not be Named was unable to contact Hannah Gutierrez, the film's armorer, and several messages sent to production companies affiliated with "Rust" did not receive responses Friday. The gun Baldwin used was one of three that Gutierrez had set on a cart outside the building where a scene was being rehearsed, according to the court records. Halls grabbed the firearm from the cart and brought it inside to the actor, unaware that it was loaded with live rounds, a detective wrote in a search warrant application. It was unclear how many rounds were fired. Gutierrez removed a shell casing from the gun after the shooting, and she turned the weapon over to police when they arrived, the court records say. Guns used in making movies are sometimes real weapons that can fire either bullets or blanks, which are gunpowder charges that produce a flash and a bang but no dangerous projectile. Related: Alec Baldwin: 2021-02-11 Democrat Who Said Conservatives are Terrorists at Sham Impeachment Hearing Took Pedo Bucks From Jeffrey Epstein Alec Baldwin: 2020-12-28 Alec Baldwin speaks out after wife Hilaria's heritage and Spanish accent is questioned Alec Baldwin: 2020-10-24 Ireland Baldwin poses topless on Instagram to get out the vote |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #16 I want that shirt too. |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-10-24 21:36 |
| #15 Its what he would want for someone else. Need that shirt. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2021-10-24 19:19 |
| #14 3 years for Alec... |
| Posted by: dacama 2021-10-24 14:18 |
| #13 I'll take Alec (to prison) for $600, Alec |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2021-10-24 10:52 |
| #12 I'll take disgruntled union sabotage for $600. Alex. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-10-24 10:46 |
| #11 Item 1: Yes, blanks do have a projectile. It's usually wax and paper, sometimes plastic, and it can kill. Don't believe me? Ask Brandon Lee (The Crow, Bruce Lee's son) BTW, He's dead. Item 2: This gig is/was Hannah Gutierrez's first time as Head Armorer, she said in an interview the she didn't know if she was ready. Hmm. Item 3: Whay would you even have live ammunition on a movie set? There's no actual need for it. It's not like you're going to really shoot something. Right now the 83rd Airborne Litigation Division is air dropping lawyers on the set to take combat depositions and prepare tactical filings. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-10-24 10:44 |
| #10 If I may add the picture of the day |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-10-24 10:35 |
| #9 Union crew walked off the set in protest of pay and long hours a few hours before the fatal shooting. Wonder if one of them maliciously replaced the blanks with live rounds before walking off. |
| Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454 2021-10-24 09:54 |
| #8 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-10-24 08:31 |
| #7 The stories are already out there "Guns ruin the Hollywood Dream" |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-10-24 08:15 |
| #6 Anyone who hands you or lets you pick up a gun without says "Be careful, that's loaded," is not your friend. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-10-24 08:06 |
| #5 What I see from this. "Aging, has been Movie Star and Strong ANTI-GUN ADVOCATE, using Firearms to make a living." PREDICTION Someone will spoof this song replacing Bubba with Alex. Breaking all U-tube records for quickest million U-Tube views recorded. "Alex didn't know the gun was loaded". Gun Safety Rule #1 When handed a firearm and told its unloaded, Trust, But Verify. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2021-10-24 07:32 |
| #4 Seems those who live with equity and diversity, die by equity and diversity. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2021-10-24 07:25 |
| #3 Yes. It's not "what happened." It's "What Baldwin did." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-10-24 06:41 |
| #2 The gun Baldwin used They can dilute the blame all they want. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2021-10-24 06:14 |
| #1 Regardless of the events prior to the shooting; Lee Harvey Baldwin was reckless in pointing a gun at someone and pulling the trigger. He should be held accountable along with others who made mistakes. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2021-10-24 06:03 |