Fatal shot at Baldwin filming: armorer files a lawsuit

After a fatal incident while filming “Rust” with Alec Baldwin, the armorer is now going to court. Her lawsuit is against a man who supplied props such as ammunition for the shoot.

An official from the state of New Mexico is waiting at the entrance to the set of the western “Rust” on October 22, 2021. A fatal incident occurred during the filming.

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Less than three months after the death of a camerawoman while shooting a film with Hollywood star Alec Baldwin, an employee sued a prop master. The civil suit of the gun master was received on Wednesday, said the competent court in the American state of New Mexico. The complaint has been submitted to the German Press Agency.

The gunsmith’s lawsuit is directed against a man who supplied props, including ammunition, for filming the western “Rust”. In addition to harmless dummy cartridges, live ammunition was found in a box that was designated as a container for harmless “dummies”, is the allegation. The prop company denied the delivery of live ammunition in the Los Angeles Times in November.

In the incident during the filming of the low-budget western “Rust” at a film ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico, chief cameraman Halyna Hutchins (42) was fatally injured on October 21 and director Joel Souza was hit in the shoulder . Alec Baldwin, who is involved in the film’s lead and producer, fired the gun during rehearsal for a scene. Investigations revealed that there was a real bullet in the Colt.

Police investigations are continuing. The lawyers of the gun master in focus had brought “sabotage” into play in November. Someone could have put a live ammunition bullet in a box of harmless dummy cartridges to sabotage the shoot, lawyer Jason Bowles said in a TV interview at the time. The gun master had denied allegations of negligence on the set.

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