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SANTA FE, N.M. – Deputies with the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department recovered more ammunition and more firearms from the set of "Rust" in New Mexico while conducting a new search, Fox News confirmed.

The sheriff investigating the shooting incident involving Alec Baldwin on the set of the movie "Rust" says the investigation is currently focused on the presence of live ammunition on-set. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza appeared on the "Today" show Thursday where he discussed the ongoing investigation and noted that the main point that authorities are looking into is how live ammunition made its way to a set that allegedly didn’t require its use.  "I think during the interviews, the focus of the investigation is how the live rounds got there, who brought them there and why they were there," Mendoza explained.

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said that he does not believe a statement from the armorer in the "Rust" movie investigation was accurate regarding the presence of live rounds on the set.  Alec Baldwin was practicing cross-drawing a long-barreled Colt .45 revolver on a church set made for the indie-western film when the gun went off. Authorities confirmed that a live round struck cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in the stomach and was eventually recovered inside director Joel Souza’s right shoulder.  Very few people handled that gun prior to the incident, but one was armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed.

SANTA FE, N.M. – Investigators emphasized how complicated the investigation into the "Rust" movie set shooting actually is during a press conference Wednesday.

fired the prop weapon on the set of the film Rust, which resulted in the death of Hutchins and injuries to director Joel Souza on Thursday (October 21), authorities say.“I think the facts are clear – a weapon was handed to Mr Baldwin.

Investigators said Wednesday that there was “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on the movie set where Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer and wounded another person, but it’s too soon to determine whether charges will be filed.

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza and District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies held a press conference on Oct. 27 to offer new insight into the fatal shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin’s movie, Rust. At the conference, Sheriff Mendoza confirmed that authorities were in possession of the firearm used by Alec, 63, that killed Director of Photography Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. The gun was loaded with a live round, Sheriff Mendoza confirmed, and he said that testing is being done to determine if there was more real ammo on the Western film’s set.

A new search warrant filed Wednesday reveals new details in the investigation into the deadly shooting on the “Rust” film set:Read the full document, filed in Santa Fe County Magistrate Court, below.

fatal shooting on the set of last Thursday, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza and Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said that their investigation was still ongoing, and that «all options are still on the table» when it comes to possibly filing charges in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.In the tragic incident that occurred, Alec Baldwin discharged a gun that was inadvertently loaded with a live round that struck and killed Hutchins and hospitalized director Joel Souza.«During the initial investigation, it was determined that actor/producer Alec Baldwin was the person that fired the weapon,» Mendoza said during the press conference.

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham elaborated on her call for the entertainment industry to adopt new safety protocols following the shooting during a rehearsal on the Alec Baldwin set of Rust, warning that that state would take action if sufficient measures are not adopted.

Authorities in New Mexico revealed new details after Alec Baldwin discharged a firearm on the set of his film Rust, leading to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

On Thursday of last week, 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed by actor Alec Baldwin after he fired a prop gun on the New Mexico set of the film Rust. Director Joel Souza, who was standing behind Hutchins, was also wounded but has since recovered.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff is answering questions about the shooting on the set of Rust.

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza shared his investigators' initial findings Wednesday in the fatal movie-set shooting in which Alec Baldwin fired a gun used on set, killing a cinematographer and wounding the director. At a press conference, Mendoza told reporters "it is too early right now in the investigation to comment on charges" and that his department is working with the FBI to process evidence.

Local prosecutors have revealed that criminal charges are still on the table after Alec Baldwin accidentally killed cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins.

“In reference to possible charges, it’s too early right now in the investigation to comment on charges at this point,” said Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza today of the October 21 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and the injuring of Rust director Joel Souza on Thursday by a gun held by the film’s star and producer Alec Baldwin.

Alec Baldwin’s shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.The 63-year-old actor discharged a gun on the set of the Rust movie set in Santa Fe, New Mexico on October 21, accidentally killing Hutchins, 42, and injuring the film’s director Joel Souza. Wednesday saw Santa Fe County district attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and Santa Fe County sheriff Adan Mendoza discuss the incident in a press conference that took place nearly one week after the fatal shooting.Mendoza explained that it is still too early to press charges regarding the case, and stressed that the authorities are working hard to determine what happened.He confirmed that the investigation is ongoing and charges may be filed at a later date, if probable cause is found and told

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Santa Fe County Sheriff and district attorney are giving an update on the investigation of the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust” last week.Sheriff Adan Mendoza told reporters that a live round was recovered from the shoulder of director Joel Souza. That round also caused the death of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer, Mendoza said.Other live rounds may also have been on the set, he said, and investigators are still working to determine how those rounds made it to the set.

Rust” is coming into focus as the industry grapples with the fallout from the Oct. 21 gun accident that left 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead.The investigations by authorities in Santa Fe, N.M., are looking deeper into what went wrong on the Bonanza Creek Ranch set outside the city where the Alec Baldwin indie Western was in the midst of a 21-day shoot.Santa Fe County authorities, including Sheriff Adan Mendoza and District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, are expected to fill in some details about the incident in a news conference on the case set for today at 9 a.m.

Yesterday a final picture of cinematographer Halyna surfaced.Pictured standing in a chapel with other crew members, Alec could be seen dressed in costume as they prepared for the scene.Rust's head electrician Serge Svetnoy shared the picture alongside a post.He wrote: "I do not wish anyone to go through what I went through, what her husband Matt Hutchins and her son Andros went through, and the actor Alec Baldwin, who has been handed a gun on set."He has to live with the thought that he took the life of the human because of unprofessional people." (sic)Today, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza and Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies are set to conduct a joint news conference about the ongoing investigation.Juan Rios, the

Santa Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies is speaking out about last week's fatal movie-set shooting. On Thursday, actor Alec Baldwin discharged a firearm – he was told was "cold" or unloaded – while rehearsing for the upcoming film "Rust" on the set near Santa Fe, New Mexico.