'Rust' Armorer Sues Film Ammunition Supplier Over Death On Set | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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The armorer on the set of “Rust” sued the film’s ammunition supplier Wednesday, accusing him of leaving real bullets among the dummy cartridges, resulting in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was the armorer in charge of weapons on the Western movie set in New Mexico, where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot Halyna […]

The armorer on the set of "Rust" sued the film's ammunition supplier Wednesday, accusing him of leaving real bullets among the dummy cartridges, resulting in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was the armorer in charge of weapons on the Western movie set in New Mexico, where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot Halyna…

Film industry safety rules completely prohibit live ammunition on sets, precisely to avoid such an accident. They were distributed among a box of cartridges, a cart with other ammunition and cartridge belts intended for the actors to use as accessories. Kenney told investigators he could have potentially sold the film production homemade ammunition, possibly made from recycled components, marked with a logo that matched the one on the fatal round.Baldwin was brandishing a Colt gun during a rehearsal for the film when it discharged a live round, killing Hutchins.

 

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