Actor Alec Baldwin was practicing shooting his gun and aiming it at the camera when it fired, killing cinematographer Halina Hutchins during filming in the United States, according to court documents cited. today American media.
Director Joel Souza, who was injured in the shoulder by the bullet, was standing behind the victim. He said he heard something resembling “the sound of a whip and a big bang”, according to a preliminary investigation report obtained by NBC.
“Alec Baldwin was sitting on a bench in a church setting, practicing how to draw a gun,” the document said. The director was looking at him over Hutchins's shoulder.
After the shooting, the filmmaker “grabbed her belly”, the director described, adding that “she started to stumble” and “they helped her to lie on the floor”.
Cameraman Reid Russell said the scene was not being filmed because the crew was preparing for filming.
The “Rust” crew had returned from a lunch break, and Joel Souza said he was “not sure” the gun had undergone a new security check.
