Alec Baldwin received a sharpsloading weapon from an assistant director. He didn’t know about it – TVNOVINY.sk

American actor Alec Baldwin on Thursday he accidentally injured cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and shot director Joel Souza while shooting the film, received a loaded weapon from the assistant director. He indicated that he could use the prop safely. According to court records released on Friday.

According to the AP agency, the investigation of the incident showed that the assistant did not know that the weapon was loaded with sharp bullets. Investigators seized the murder weapon itself, as well as other weapons and ammunition used in the filming. Among the props detained is the bloodied costume that Baldwin was wearing at the time of the incident.

Baldwin on Friday in connection with the tragedy he expressed his grief. “There are no words to express my shock and sadness at the tragic accident that claimed the lives of Halyna Hutchins, my wife, mother and our deeply admired colleague. I am fully cooperating with the investigators to clarify how this tragedy happened, “he wrote on Twitter. He added that she is in contact with her husband and offers her support to him and his family.

The tragedy occurred in the American state of New Mexico during the filming of a western called Rust, in which Baldwin plays the lead role. Halyna Hutchins and Joel Souza “were shot when Alec Baldwin fired a gun,” said the Santa Fe County Sheriff. Halyna Hutchins was hit in the chest, Souza standing behind her at the time of the shot.

The shot 42-year-old cameraman was then taken by helicopter to the hospital, where she eventually succumbed to her injuries. The director (48) was transported by ambulance to another hospital with injuries. He was later released.

No charges have yet been filed in connection with the incident.