CNN reports the words of the director injured by Alec Baldwin on the set of Rust. Joel Souza speaks about the circumstances of the tragedy.
A fatal outcome. Thursday, October 21, 2021, a terrible drama was tied on the set of the western Rust, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Indeed, Alec Baldwin accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured the director of the feature film, Joel Souza. Key witness to the tragedy, Joel Souza gave details of the circumstances of the tragedy during his interview with the Santa Fe police on Friday, October 22. A conversation which CNN echoes and which BFMTV reports on Monday, October 25, 2021. Our colleagues indicate that the director confided that before shooting, Alec Baldwin “sat on a bench in a church setting”. He was then busy training “to the ‘cross draw'”, says Joel Souza.
It was then for Alec Baldwin, who came out of his silence following the drama, to repeat several times the same gesture so that it becomes fluid: that of drawing the weapon of a holster which was in the opposite of the pulling hand. Joel Souza suddenly heard “a sound that sounded like a whip then a deafening noise “. It was already too late. Affected, the victim, Halyna Hutchins then indicated having “stomach pain”. She then put “his hand on her stomachafter the shooting. She died of her injuries while being transported to hospital in the helicopter. She was only 42 years old.
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This is not the first time that Joel Souza has spoken since the drama. When he left the hospital, he confided in an interview with Deadline. He then wanted to pay tribute to his friend and college. “She was kind, dynamic, incredibly talented, fought for everything and always pushed me to improve myself. My thoughts are with her family at this very difficult time,” said the one who appeared “devastated” by this tragedy. “I am humble and grateful for the wave of affection we have received from our community of filmmakers, the people of Santa Fe and the hundreds of strangers who have contacted us …… This will surely help me to get well “, he added. The investigation is still ongoing to determine the exact circumstances of the tragedy.