‘Rust’ shooting: What we’ve learned from new bodycam video

(NewsNation) — Newly launched physique digicam footage from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Workplace reveals the aftermath of the lethal “Rust” film set taking pictures involving Alec Baldwin.

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died within the Oct. 21 taking pictures on the New Mexico film set and director Joel Souza was injured. Baldwin claims he was instructed the gun was not loaded and solely held dummy rounds after a crew member yelled out “chilly gun.” The deadly taking pictures is below investigation.

Physique digicam video from investigators gives new perception into the tragic taking pictures.

First interactions between Baldwin and police

The newly launched physique digicam footage reveals a number of the first interactions between Baldwin and investigators following the taking pictures. Baldwin seems shaken but calm throughout his encounters with officers.

In one of many physique digicam movies, a detective asks if Baldwin is OK, to which he replies, “No, I’m not, truly.”

Baldwin cooperated with the police. They requested him to return to their station to reply questions.

“You inform me what to do,” Baldwin stated.

Later, police noticed blood on Baldwin’s costume, although the actor stated it was pretend blood. Officers requested that he stay in his costume, and the actor complied.

“Please inform me she’s nonetheless alive”

Blurred police physique digicam footage reveals director Joel Souza in a hospital mattress after he was shot. Moments earlier than docs eliminated the bullet lodged in his shoulder, Souza instructed the officer what occurred.

“The armorer handed the actor a gun,” Souza stated, referring to armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed and Baldwin. “I don’t know if she stated it was chilly or clear, however she handed him a gun and there was a bang — a louder bang than I’ve heard come from a clean earlier than.”

Souza additionally described the second he realized he was hit.

“Very loud bang, felt like anyone kicked me within the shoulder,” Souza stated. “Then I used to be down on my a** and I see the cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, with blood popping out of her again.”

This all came about earlier than Souza was instructed Hutchins died from her wound. He requested the officer if he knew if Hutchins was OK, however the officer didn’t. About quarter-hour later, whereas below the affect of drugs, Souza once more requested about Hutchins:

Souza: Is Halyna nonetheless alive?
Feminine physician: We’re going to have to seek out out in just a bit bit, OK?
Souza: Please inform me she’s nonetheless alive.
Male physician: I’m positive she’s nice. She’s simply not right here.
Souza: This is sort of a film.
Feminine physician: What’s your film about Joel? The one you’re filming?
Souza: It’s known as “Rust.”

Rehearsal video reveals Baldwin dealing with gun

Police launched clips from the movie displaying Baldwin eradicating a gun from his coat and pointing it simply off-camera. It’s unclear if this is similar gun concerned within the taking pictures, however it isn’t from the identical day. Investigators and witnesses stated the gun went off when rehearsing an analogous scene.

Baldwin has stated he didn’t pull the set off and the gun fired by itself.

New Mexico’s Occupational Well being and Security Bureau not too long ago fined the manufacturing $137,000 and located it was an assistant director, David Halls, who handed the gun to Baldwin, not armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed. The report additionally discovered Halls knew of at the very least two situations when weapons went off by chance on set.

A spokesperson for “Rust” disputed that account and stated the nice can be appealed.

Physique digicam footage paints an image of the set

The taking pictures occurred on Bonanza Creek Ranch, a Santa Fe property depicting an previous ranch alongside the New Mexico foothills. Greater than 120 movies have been created there, courting again to the Fifties.

On the day of the taking pictures, the realm was lined in yellow crime scene tape with proof luggage scattered on the bottom. Whereas speaking to police, Baldwin talked about that the crew had a separate campus to prepare at earlier than touring to this specific space with the previous church the place investigators say Baldwin pulled the set off.

The brand new physique digicam footage reveals proof luggage scattered on the bottom. Authorities reported discovering a whole bunch of rounds of ammunition on the set. Amongst them have been reportedly a mixture of dummy rounds, blanks and what gave the impression to be reside rounds.

They imagine there was “some complacency” in how weapons have been dealt with on the film set. Souza described the gun that Baldwin dealt with within the previous church as an “Outdated West six-shooter” form of weapon.