‘Rust’ Production Company Handed Maximum Fine for Firearm Safety Failures

New bodycam footage released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department showed armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed in the moments following the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. "Welcome to the worst day of my life," Gutierrez Reed can be heard telling Detective Alexandria Hancock as she accompanies the armorer to the bathroom shortly after the shooting. The department released all bodycam footage, crime scene photos, witness interviews and text messages obtained so far throughout the investigation on Monday.

On Monday, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office revealed the full scope of their investigation into the Rust shooting. The tragic accident in October 2021 left director Joel Souza injured and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office is attempting to be "transparent" when it comes to the investigation into the fatal "Rust" set shooting that occurred on Oct. 21.

Alec Baldwin accidentally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins while on the set of his latest film Rust. Local law enforcement have also shared snaps taken at the scene with Hutchins receiving urgent medical care from paramedics after being fatally shot while director Joel Souza was also injured on October 21, 2021.Hutchins died later that day during a flight to the University of New Mexico hospital in Alburquerque.

Alec Baldwin allegedly discharged a gun on the set of killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The video shows Baldwin holding the gun before the tragic incident as well as the aftermath of the shooting, with Hutchins on the ground surrounded by first responders. Photos of the gun and Baldwin's hands after the shooting were also released. Baldwin is seen telling two officers after the shooting that he didn't pull the trigger of the 45-caliber prop gun while rehearsing the scene, and that he didn't know who put a live round in the weapon.«I take the gun out and as the barrel clears, I turn and cock the gun and the gun goes off,» Baldwin said. The video also shows director Joel Souza lying on the ground, injured by the same bullet that killed Hutchins. A separate report about the working conditions on the set found that the film's management «knew that firearm safety procedures were not being followed on set and demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety by failing to review work practices and take corrective action.»Baldwin was also a producer on the film, but he doesn't blame himself for the accident. «I feel that someone is responsible for what happened and I can't say who that is, but I know it's not me,» he previously said. Investigators said they are still waiting for phone records and ballistic information in order to complete the criminal investigation. Baldwin has not been charged.

Six months following the "Rust" movie shooting, which resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office has released everything they've collected in the investigation so far.  "Today the sheriff's office is releasing all files associated with our ongoing investigation," Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said in a press release obtained by Fox News Digital on Monday.  "The files are all related to the 'Rust' movie set investigation and include lapel/dash camera footage from deputies and detectives, incident reports, crime scene photos, examination reports, witness interviews, set video and staff photos collected throughout the course of this investigation." Six months following the "Rust" movie shooting, which resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office has released everything they've collected in the investigation so far. (Sam Wasson/Getty Images  |  Fred Hayes/Getty Images for SAGindie) Per the release, the investigation is still open, and it remains ongoing.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff today released “all files associated with our ongoing investigation” into the shooting of DP Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Alec Baldwin-starring film Rust last year. Baldwin was holding the gun when it discharged.

A major update in the Rust shooting case has been made, and it seems to be a huge victory for Alec Baldwin. That’s certainly how he’s treating it anyway.

Alec Baldwin is making a claim about his involvement in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his movie, Rust.

An attorney for Alec Baldwin said today that Wednesday’s report by the New Mexico safety regulators “exonerates” his client. The report cites “serious management failures” by the Rust production company in its investigation of the on-set shooting that killed DP Halyna Hutchins and badly injured director Joel Souza last year.

Jordan Moreau Following Wednesday’s New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau’s investigation of the “Rust” movie production, where star and producer Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on set, Baldwin has responded via his attorney, saying that he’s “exonerated” by the bureau’s findings.“We are grateful to the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau for investigating this matter. We appreciate that the report exonerates Mr. Baldwin by making clear that he believed the gun held only dummy rounds.

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin were seen taking two of their young children on a walk Wednesday afternoon in New York City.The stroll in the city came amid news that the actor said he was exonerated in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust last fall, following the release of a report from safety officials in New Mexico fining the film's production company for multiple violations.The famous couple was seen pushing their young children in strollers along with the help of a nanny on the daytime outing. The latest:Alec Baldwin, 64, and wife Hilaria Baldwin, 38, were seen taking two of their young children on a walk Wednesday afternoon in New York CityThe 64-year-old actor donned a navy blue coat with black pants and black shoes on the outing.He and Hilaria, 38, are parents to daughters Carmen, eight, and María Lucía, 13 months, and sons Rafael, six, Leonardo, five, Romeo, three, and Eduardo, 18 months; the Oscar-nominated actor is also father to model Ireland Baldwin, 26, with ex-wife Kim Basinger, 68.

New Mexico workplace safety regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine of nearly $137,000 against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set of “Rust” where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October by actor and producer Alec Baldwin.

was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin on the set. In a scathing report, safety officials said the production company showed «plain indifference to the recognized hazards associated with the use of firearms on set that resulted in a fatality, severe injury, and unsafe working conditions.» «Our investigation found that this tragic incident never would have happened if Rust Movie Productions, LLC had followed national film industry standards for firearm safety,» Environment Cabinet Secretary James Kenney said in a statement announcing the fine.

cinematographer was fatally shot in October by actor and producer Alec Baldwin.New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau said Rust Movie Productions must pay $136,793, and distributed a scathing narrative of safety failures in violation of standard industry protocols, including testimony that production managers took limited or no action to address two misfires on set prior to the fatal shooting. The bureau also documented gun safety complaints from crew members that went unheeded and said weapons specialists were not allowed to make decisions about additional safety training.“What we had, based on our investigators’ findings, was a set of obvious hazards to employees regarding the use of firearms and management’s failure to act upon those obvious hazards,” Bob Genoway, bureau chief for occupational safety, told The Associated Press.At a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on Oct.

Long in the spotlight for Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last October, the film’s armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed is now declaring a degree of vindication after a vital safety report was released today.

UPDATED with detailed summary of the investigation: The company that produced the ill-fated Rust movie has been slapped with a fine of $136,793 by the New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau for its “willful and serious” violation of workplace safety procedures. The fine, which is the maximum allowable, follows the Bureau’s six-month investigation into the circumstances leading up to the accidental shooting that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on October 21.

Rust Movie Productions LLC, the production company behind Alec Baldwin’s ill-fated Western, was issued the maximum possible fine against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set where a cinematographer was fatally shot by the actor. On Wednesday, New Mexico’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau announced that Rust Movie Productions must pay $139,793, the highest level of citation and maximum fine allowable by state law.

The New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau has fined Rust ‘s production company after an investigation.

The New Mexico state agency tasked with investigating possible workplace safety violations on the set of Rust is “on track” to release its report by Thursday, according to a spokesperson for the New Mexico Environment Department.