Found its way onto set. During a rehearsal in october 2021 the gun fired and killed Halyna Hutchins, the films cinematographer and injured the directorjoel souza. Alec baldwin is set to go on trial in new mexico injuly for involu natrity manslaughter. Lets get the latest from our north america cprrespondent, will vernon. Hannah Gutierrez Reed was an Armourer Working On that the film set of rust, and meaning she was in charge of all the weapons. It means she brought a live round on set, put it into that weapon, which went on to kill Halyna Hutchins and injure another crew member. She was convicted on Manslaughter Charges on the basis that she floated basic gun safety procedures, hannah Gutierrez Reed. These are guidelines that basically entail rudimentary checks to ensure the rounds you have just put into a weapon are blanks, not live rounds, and thatis blanks, not live rounds, and that is basically the basis of the charge. It was noted in court that Hannah Gutierrez read was an experie
criminal charges at this time. they re still trying to determine, though, how a live bullet, live ammunition, ended up on the film set of rust. just to remind you of what happened. alec baldwin had been rehearsing a scene with halyna hutchins. she was directing him at the time. now, he says that he never fired the weapon. he was told it was a cold gun. that s what they call it in the industry when a gun is safe, he was handed that gun, told it was safe. he says he didn t pull the trigger. now, nonetheless, that gun was discharged and the bullet went through the torso of halyna hutchins and then lodged in the shoulder of directorjoel sousa. now she was airlifted to hospital and sadly, she died from her injuries. the director, joel sousa, is now recovering. and finally people across china have gathered together to celebrate their age old traditions and welcome the lantern festival. thousands of lanterns filled the streets alongside light shows, fireworks and eye catching folk performance
alleges that alec baldwin and other producers displayed reckless behaviour and cost cutting, and that s what led to the tragic death of halyna hutchins. baldwin is also accused of discharging a lethal weapon recklessly. now that is a criminal offence in new mexico, where this tragedy happened. but alec baldwin has since given a very tearful interview a couple of months ago in which he said he did not expect to face criminal charges. i should say that this lawsuit has been filed at a time when a criminal investigation is ongoing by the santa fe sheriff s office. they have not ruled out any criminal charges at this time. they re still trying to determine, though, how a live bullet, live ammunition, ended up on the film set of rust. just to remind you of what happened. alec baldwin had been rehearsing a scene with halyna hutchins. she was directing him at the time. now, he says that he never fired the weapon. he was told it was a cold gun. that s what they call it in the industry when a g
to determine, though, how a live bullet, live ammunition, ended up on the film set of rust. just to remind you of what happened. alec baldwin had been rehearsing a scene with halyna hutchins. she was directing him at the time. now, he says that he never fired the weapon. he was told it was a cold gun. that s what they call it in the industry when a gun is safe, he was handed that gun, told it was safe. he says he didn t pull the trigger. now, nonetheless, that gun was discharged and the bullet went through the torso of halyna hutchins and then lodged in the shoulder of directorjoel sousa. now she was airlifted to hospital and sadly, she died from her injuries. the director, joel sousa, is now recovering. the us writer and satirist pj o rourke has died at the age of 7a. best known for books including republican party reptile, eat the rich, and give war a chance written in a style that combined conservative and libertarian ideas with the so called gonzo journalism of the 1960s.