Sheriff confirms that Alec Baldwin was handed gun containing live round
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nme.comfired 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.
The weapon is functional and fired a live round killing Ms Hutchins and injuring Mr Souza,” Santa Fe County Sheriff, Adan Mendoza said at a press conference.He also confirmed that a “lead projectile” has been recovered from Souza’s shoulder, which is believed to have been what caused the death of Hutchins.The investigation has revealed that of the recovered 500 rounds of ammunition, there was “a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and what we are suspecting is live rounds”, according to Mendoza.“Right now we’re going.
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