He was standing near Hutchins and was wounded by the shot. A new crew was hired that morning, according to director Joel Souza, who spoke to detectives. Several “Rust” camera crew members walked off the set amid discord over working conditions, including safety procedures. If there’s a whole bunch of ammunition thrown together in a box, that’s not how it’s done,” said Mike Tristano, a longtime professional armorer.
“This was incompetence, inexperience and - I hate to say this - lack of caring about your job. Still, the apparent lack of proper weapons protocol has stunned veteran film workers. Zoromski earlier told The Los Angeles Times that he declined an offer to work on “Rust” because producers insisted that one person could serve as both assistant prop master and armorer. The whole production set became unsafe due to various factors, including lack of safety meetings.” “She fought for training, days to maintain weapons, and proper time to prepare for gunfire but ultimately was overruled by production and her department. “Hannah was hired on two positions on this film, which made it extremely difficult to focus on her job as an armorer,” said attorneys Jason Bowles and Robert Gorence in a statement. They blamed unsafe conditions on the producers cutting corners. Lawyers for Gutierrez Reed on Friday said she has no idea where the live rounds came from. According to a search warrant affidavit, Halls called out “cold gun” to indicate that it was safe to use but told detectives he did not check all of the weapon’s chambers. Investigators found 500 rounds of ammunition - a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and suspected live rounds, even though the set’s firearms specialist, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, said real ammo should never have been present.Īttention has focused on the 24-year-old Gutierrez Reed, who had worked on only one previous feature, and assistant director Dave Halls, who handed the gun to Baldwin. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said there was “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on the set. And all the while, the industry is wrestling with standards for movie sets. Streaming services are increasing demand for content. The shooting happened at a busy time: Production is ramping up following the easing of pandemic restrictions.
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