According to Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the head of the weapons of the film “Rust” the central question is: who put the real bullet in the gun that killed Halyna Hutchins?
A new chapter is added to the “mystery” of real bullet
shot from Alec Baldwin on the film set «Rust»
, who killed the director of photography Halyna Hutchins
, 42, and the director injured Joel Souza
, 42.
The Weapons Manager on the film set, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, 24, reported yesterday, Wednesday 3 November, that he had inspected the gun used by Baldwin to shoot, and have no idea how a bullet ended up inside.
The 24-year-old seems to air the hypothesis of a “sabotage” sul set. «Who put them there, and why, is the central question, ”he said in one declaration released by one of his own lawyers, Jason Bowles of Albuquerque, New Mexico «Hannah held the weapons under lock and key, also
during lunch of the day in question (21 October), and instructed his department of swatch the truck containing the weapons while she was busy with her own other tasks or during lunch break».
The statement goes on to argue that “Hannah did all that that it was in his power to secure a safe set. That day he inspected the rounds he loaded into Weapons». Gutierrez Reed adds that he inspected the shots before handing over the firearm to the assistant to the direction David Halls “doing turn the cylinder and showing him all the shots and then handing him the weapon. Nobody could have foreseen or thought that someone would have introduced a real bullet in this set ».
In the declaration it is also noted that the armourer «has trained the actors to firearms, including Alec Baldwin, and regularly pointed out of never bet a firearm against a person».
On October 29,
the lawyers by Hannah Gutierrez Reed said they didn’t know where they came from the real bullets found on the set and accused the producers of the film to accept working conditions not safe. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza noted there was “a little bit of complacencyIn the way the weapons they were handled on the set of “Rust”.
Investigators initially found it 500 bullets – a mix of ammunition to blanks
, fake bullets and what they looked like real cases. While, according to industry experts, the latter should not never be on the set. They were also seized additional ammunition, a dozen revolvers e a rifle. While it still remains to be examined a white truck used for storing scene objects, including Weapons, according to the list ofInventory filed last Friday in court
.
November 4, 2021 (change November 4, 2021 | 19:55)
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