“I am deeply saddened by the death of my friend and colleague Halyna,” Souza said on Saturday of the film website “Deadline” and other US media. “She was friendly, lively, incredibly talented, fought for every detail and always encouraged me to give more. My thoughts are with her family during these difficult times. “
Souza was released from the hospital on Friday after a cartridge from a prop weapon hit him in the shoulder area the day before. The 42-year-old camerawoman Halyna Hutchins was also fatally shot.
Rotation set
Many details of what happened on the film set of the Western “Rust” were still unclear on Saturday. The police in Santa Fe, New Mexico, told the German Press Agency on Friday evening (local time) about the exact circumstances of the death of Hutchins and the fatal projectile. The investigators searched the location.
The “New York Times” quoted from a police report that an assistant director on the set of the western “Rust” had handed over the prop weapon to Baldwin and said it was a “cold weapon”. According to the police, criminal charges have not yet been raised. The shooting was stopped for the time being. The shooting of the low-budget western “Rust”, on which Baldwin also worked as a producer, had begun at the Bonanza Creek Ranch in early October. (SDA)