Filmmaker Halyna Hutchins and director Joel Souza were hit by the shots and taken to hospital. Hutchins was pronounced dead a few hours after the fatal shooting.
Theory of sabotage
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was in charge of weapons on the film set for “Rust”. In an interview with NBC Reed’s lawyer shares a theory about the fatal incident during the recording.
– How did real ammunition get on the set, and who took it there? says lawyer Jason Bowles in the interview with the channel’s program “Today”.
Her lawyers, Bowles and Robert Gorence, wonder how real ammunition got into the set, and think it was planted there on purpose to sabotage.
– DEAD ON SET: Halyna Hutchins died after being shot with a prop weapon on the set of the film «Rust». Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP
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Get help from lawyers
According to TMZ the husband of the late Halyna Hutchins will now file a lawsuit.
According to the website, Matthew Hutchins will get help from the law firm “Panish, Shea, Boyle, Ravipudi”. according to the company’s own website, they specialize in personal injury and litigation related to unlawful death.
People familiar with the case say the lawsuit will be filed on behalf of Halyna’s husband and their children. According to TMZ, there will be more defendants.
The district attorney and sheriff of Santa Fe are still investigating the case.
600 batter
Earlier, the sheriff of Santa Fe, New Mexico, said they had seized 600 items on the set of the movie “Rust.”
Among the items seized are the three firearms, 500 units of ammunition as well as clothing and equipment.
They also stated that several other people held the weapon, before Baldwin got it, and fired the fatal shot.
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