After the camerawoman Halyna Hutchins apparently died of a lead bullet while shooting the film “Rust”, the weapon master in charge has now spoken out for the first time. You could not explain how the live ammunition got to the set, said Hannah G. according to a statement, from which the branch journal Variety quoted.
When actor Alec Baldwin was rehearsing the gun, the shot broke off. According to the police in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the bullet hit director Joel Souza after Hutchins was previously pierced. Hutchins died, Souza was injured.
Live ammunition is prohibited on US film sets. The 24-year-old armorer expressed dismay at the incident. In the statement, Hannah G. let it be known that she had never seen anyone shoot live ammunition on the set. The guns were locked away every night and during the lunch break. Safety is their top priority.
Three people are known to have held the revolver in their hands
The police had previously announced that the deadly projectile was a lead bullet. Find out how the ammunition got to the set, said the sheriff in charge. About 500 more cartridges were found, including blank cartridges, dummy bullets and “possibly more live ammunition”.
There are currently three known people who held the revolver in their hands before the shot: Baldwin, Hannah G. and the assistant director. According to media reports, the Santa Fe sheriff’s office had spoken to Baldwin several times and questioned the gun master and the assistant director at least once each. Several US media reported on an affidavit in which the assistant director stated that he checked the gun before handing it over to Baldwin, but not thoroughly enough – for example, he did not remember the gunsmith holding the drum of the revolver in front of his eyes turned.
Hannah G. was apparently responsible for two jobs
Previously there had been reports of chaotic conditions on the set of the low-budget production. The sheriff simply said, “I think there was a certain carelessness about this set.”
According to her statement, Hannah G. was responsible for two jobs. That made it “extremely difficult to concentrate on the task of an armorer,” it says. She was overruled by superiors at crucial points. “The entire production set became unsafe because of a number of factors, including a lack of security.” It wasn’t her fault. Hannah G. expressed her condolences to Hutchin’s family and prayed for Souza’s speedy recovery. Your lawyers announced another statement for the coming week.