hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. 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 s 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 . our north america correspondent david willis reports. two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. we need help immediately. that call to the emergency services, the first public indication of the tragic events that had unfolded in the foothills of northern new mexico. police arrived to find halyna hutchins, an up and coming cinematographer, dead and the film s directorjoel souza badly hurt. their injuries inflicted by the 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
David Halls, the “Rust” assistant director who handled the gun that killed Halyna Hutchins in 2021, pleaded no contest to the negligent use of a deadly.
David Halls, the “Rust” assistant director who handled the gun that killed Halyna Hutchins in 2021, pleaded no contest to the negligent use of a deadly.