Rules broken if "Rust" assistant director handled gun, armorer says
Dutch Merrick, an armorer and prop master with 25 years of experience, says industry regulations on firearms are supposed to keep sets safe.
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Dutch Merrick, an armorer and prop master with 25 years of experience, says industry regulations on firearms are supposed to keep sets safe.
Members of the film and TV industry and the public gathered to remember the 42-year-old cinematographer in Albuquerque. Lilia Luciano reports.
Serge Svetnoy said he had worked with Halyna Hutchins on multiple films and said producers hired an inexperienced armorer.
The investigation continues into Thursday's horrific shooting in New Mexico involving actor Alec Baldwin firing a "prop" gun that took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the western movie, "Rust." In Albuquerque last night, friends and colleagues held a memorial vigil. Correspondent Omar Villafranca was there.
Investigators are searching for evidence on the set of "Rust," where lead actor Alec Baldwin shot a prop gun, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Omar Villafranca has the developments.
Halyna Hutchins, 42, was a cinematographer for the film "Rust," when she was fatally shot by a prop gun on Thursday.
The film's script supervisor said she was standing next to Hutchins when she was shot.
Alec Baldwin says he is cooperating with police after his prop gun discharged on a New Mexico movie set, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza while filming the movie "Rust," reports CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti. Baldwin, who says he has contacted Hutchins' family to express his condolences, has not been charged.
Actor Alec Baldwin, who fired a prop gun that killed a cinematographer and injured a director on a movie set in New Mexico, called the incident a "tragic accident" and said his heart is broken. Omar Villafranca has the latest.
CBS News correspondent Anthony Pura reports that police are investigating if a prop gun fired by Alec Baldwin contained live ammunition after a crew member was killed. The prop gun discharged on a movie set in New Mexico on Thursday, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. Baldwin says he has contacted Hutchins' family to express his condolences and is cooperating with police.
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in Thursday's shooting and director Joel Souza was wounded, authorities said.
Baldwin, 68, is starring in and co-producing the movie "Rust". The local sheriff said he discharged the "prop firearm" that left one colleague dead and another injured in New Mexico.
In her final Instagram post, Halyna Hutchins wrote about the "perks of shooting" a Western film.
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