Alec Baldwin tells police how he accidentally killed Halyna Hutchins on the set of movie Rust in newly released video: The Santa Fe sheriffs release footage and photos from the crime scene
- The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office released a wealth of photos and video today
- One shows Alec Baldwin being questioned by the police after the shooting
- On October 21, Baldwin accidentally shot and killed Halyna Hutchins on the film set
- He was rehearsing for a scene when he drew the gun, fired it, and injured her
- No one was criminally charged, but the film was fined by security guards for not following procedure
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The Santa Fe County Sheriff has released files from its investigation into the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust, including video of Alec Baldwin being interviewed after accidentally killing the cameraman.
Baldwin was filming a scene in a church when he drew the gun and accidentally shot Hutchins, a mother and skilled cinematographer.
He has since cooperated with police in the investigation into her death.
In the new pictures he can be seen with his hands outstretched, he stands there solemnly. It was minutes after the shooting but before he knew Halyna had died in the hospital from injuries he accidentally inflicted.
It is believed that at the time of the interview he was unaware that Hutchins had died.
Alec Baldwin is shown being interviewed by the Santa Fe sheriff’s deputies on October 21, 2021 after he accidentally shot and killed Halyna Hutchins
Baldwin was filming a scene in a church when he drew the gun and accidentally shot Hutchins, a mother and skilled cinematographer. He has since cooperated with police in the investigation into her death
In these two photos, Alec Baldwin can be seen on the set of the film, holding out his hands after the accident
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died in hospital from complications from her injuries
In video of his interview, he said he thought the gun was “cold” when it was handed to him by Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s gunsmith.
Baldwin asks at the beginning of the video if he’s being charged with anything. Then he sighs deeply and says, “We’ve been doing this for two weeks and we’re doing it right every day.”
He goes on to insist that the gun they previously used was “cold.”
‘Just before you shoot. I went to lunch.
‘She disarmed me – Hannah – she always used the gun. I come back, they give me the revolver – Hannah – they arm me. You assume it’s a cold gun. I put the gag in the shot.
Discarded medical supplies at church after fatal shooting
Bloody handkerchiefs and a script with a dirty footprint on it in the church
Crime scene photos show bloodied gauze at the scene, used by paramedics before Hutchins was taken away
“I take out the gun as it clears – I turn and cock the gun and the gun goes off. It’s supposed to be a cold weapon.
“Bang, she’ll land on the floor. [Joel Souza] falls to the ground and yells, “Jesus Christ!
“I’ve never seen that before… What came out of that bullet that went through her shoulder? … She was right in front of me.”
The bullet first went through Souza’s arm and then hit Hutchins. He recovered with an injury, but Hutchins died in hospital.
He went on to describe Gutierrez-Reed as “the daughter of a famous gun guy.”
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