Halyna hutchins
Family of woman killed on 'Rust' set sues Alec Baldwin
Baldwin was holding a Colt gun during a rehearsal for the Western in New Mexico in October when it discharged a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna...
Investigators obtained a warrant in mid-December for Alec Baldwin's phone, saying 'there may be evidence on the phone' that could be 'material and relevant to this investigation,' citing various text messages and emails sent to and from Baldwin regarding the production of 'Rust'.
The armourer on the set of 'Rust' sued the film's ammunition supplier Wednesday, accusing him of leaving real bullets among the dummy cartridges, resulting in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer.
Investigators have not yet filed criminal charges over the tragedy, and have refused to rule out charges against anyone involved, including Alec Baldwin.
In his first major interview since the tragedy in October, the US actor also said he has 'no idea' how a live round had gotten onto the set of the low-budget Western in New Mexico.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, armourer on the low-budget western, spoke to investigators as they probed how live rounds ended up on the New Mexico film set last month, leading to the death of Halyna Hutchins.
Script supervisor Mamie Mitchell - who made an emotional 911 call moments after the accident - is accusing Alec Baldwin and his fellow producers of assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and deliberate infliction of harm.
The negligence suit also names armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who claimed through her legal representatives that she was being 'framed' for the death of Halyna Hutchins.
The crew member who handed Alec Baldwin the loaded gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of 'Rust' expressed his shock and sadness, in his first public comments since the tragedy.
The statement is the first from 24-year-old Hannah Gutierrez-Reed since Halyna Hutchins' death during the making of 'Rust' in New Mexico last week.
No arrests have been made, but prosecutors have not yet ruled out criminal charges against those involved in the tragedy that struck the set of low-budget Western film 'Rust' in New Mexico last Thursday.
The news came as it was reported that crew members had used that same weapon for live ammunition target practice on the day Halyna Hutchins died.
The 63-year-old Baldwin was "sitting in a pew in a church building setting, and he was practicing a cross draw," director Joel Souza said, "pointing the revolver towards the camera lens."
Anguish and anger were on display as Hollywood held vigil for Halyna Hutchins, as questions grew over how such a tragedy could have happened, despite rigorous safeguards.
The US actor said he was fully cooperating with a police investigation "to address how this tragedy occurred."
The incident happened on the set of 'Rust' in the southwestern US state, where Baldwin is playing the lead in a 19th-century western.