film s star, alec baldwin, who according to court documents was handed a gun he was told was safe to use, but which was in fact loaded with a live round. in a statement, alec baldwin said he was cooperating with the police investigation. this is not the first tragedy of its kind. nearly 30 years ago on the set of the film the crow, brandon lee, the son of martial arts expert bruce lee, died after being shot by a gun firing blanks. safety standards are being tightened on film sets since then, but on the family twitter account, brandon s sister shannon posted the message, no one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set, period. unconfirmed reports suggest that several crew members walked off the set in new mexico only hours before halyna hutchins
according to court documents, was handed a gun he was told was safe to use, but which was in fact loaded with a live round. in a statement, alec baldwin said he was cooperating with the police investigation. this is not the first tragedy of its kind. nearly 30 years ago, on the set of the film the crow, brandon lee. the son of martial arts expert bruce lee, died after being shot by a gun firing blanks. safety standards have been tightened on film sets since then, but on the family twitter account, brandon s sister, shannon, posted the message, no one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set, period. unconfirmed reports suggest that several crew members walked off the set in new mexico only hours before halyna hutchins died, in protest at working conditions
before halyna hutchins died in protest at working conditions and concerns about safety. as detectives comb the set for clues, the key question facing them is how did a live round end up in a gun fired by alec baldwin? david willis, bbc news, los angeles. i m joined now byjim dowdall, who is a film stunt coordinator and former armourer. welcome, thank you forjoining us. what are your thoughts as you contemplate that question about how good a live round have got a gun fired by alec baldwin on set? weill. fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear and fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear and what - fired by alec baldwin on set? well, from what i hear and what i - fired by alec baldwin on set? -ii from what i hear and what i have read, for a start, i hear that it was an assistant director that handed him the gun and said that it was unloaded. procedurally, th
the crow, brandon lee the son of martial arts expert bruce lee died after being shot by a gun firing blanks. safety standards have been tightened on film sets since then, but on the family twitter account, brandon s sister, shannon, posted the message, no one should ever be killed by a gun on a film set, period. unconfirmed reports suggest that several crew members walked off the set in new mexico only hours before halyna hutchins died, in protest at working conditions and concerns about safety. as detectives comb the set for clues, the key question facing them is, how did a live round end up in a gun fired by alec baldwin? david willis, bbc news, los angeles. the us military says it has killed a senior al-qaeda leader in a drone strike in north west syria. a us central command spokesman said that abdul hamid al matar had been successfully
be completing their epic 300 mile charity walk in memory of their daughters. arsenal s premier league recovery continues, and young star emile smith rowe is singled out for praise after their dominant win over aston villa. and the day ahead on the weather front isn t looking too bad for most of us. there might be a little bit of rain around here and there, but on the whole a fine day. it is saturday 23 october. our top story: the actor alec baldwin was told a gun was safe moments before he fatally shot a crew member on the set of his new film. that is according to new documents filed as part of the police investigation into the death. the hollywood star said in a statement there were no words to convey his shock and sadness. 0ur north america correspondent david willis reports.