Alec Baldwin film shooting: Photo emerges of Halyna Hutchins on set before fatal accident

The gun used by Baldwin was one of three that a firearms specialist, or "armourer" had set on a cart outside the building where the scene was being rehearsed, court records said.

Samuel Osborne
Wednesday 27 October 2021 07:33, UK

What is thought to be the final image of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust shows her standing in front of Alec Baldwin before the actor accidentally shot and killed her.

The 42-year-old cinematographer can be seen dressed in a beanie with headphones on and her back to the camera, while Baldwin can be seen in costume.

The image was shared by the film's chief electrician, Serge Svetnoy, who had worked with Ms Hutchins on several films before.

Mr Svetnoy said "her blood was on my hands" as he held her in his arms while she was dying.

In a charged post on Facebook on Sunday, he blamed producers for her death and called out "negligence and unprofessionalism" among those handling the weapons.

He said the picture was "the last photo with Halyna on set".

It comes as the local district attorney said criminal charges in the case have not been ruled out.

Santa Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies told the New York Times an "enormous amount of bullets" had been found on the set and an investigation was needed into the nature of that ammunition.

She also said it was incorrect to refer to the firearm used in the accident on the set of a western film as a "prop gun".

"It was a legit gun," Ms Carmack-Altwies said. "It was an antique-era appropriate gun."

The gun used by Baldwin was one of three that a firearms specialist, or "armourer" had set on a cart outside the building where the scene was being rehearsed, court records said.

Assistant director Dave Halls had taken a gun off the cart and handed it to Baldwin, shouting "cold gun" to indicate the gun was safe.

But court records say it was loaded with live rounds.

Director Joel Souza was also wounded in the shooting.

A prop maker and licenced pyrotechnician who worked with Mr Halls on another production said she had raised safety concerns about him in the past.

In a statement on Sunday, Maggie Goll said she filed an internal complaint with the executive producers of Hulu's Into the Dark series in 2019 over concerns about his behaviour on set.

'We need help': 911 call after film set shooting

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And The Los Angeles Times has cited two unnamed Rust crew members who said five days before the shooting, Baldwin's stunt double accidentally fired two live rounds after being told the gun did not have any ammunition.

According to the paper, a concerned crew member told a unit production manager in a text message: "We've now had 3 accidental discharges. This is super unsafe."

Baldwin, known for his roles in 30 Rock and The Hunt for Red October, as well as his impressions of former US president Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live, described the killing as a "tragic accident".

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Picture 1) Halyna Hutchins is pictured with her back to the camera wearing the white beanie, facing Alec Baldwin. Pic: Serge Svetnoy/Facebook

Picture 2) Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed in the shooting

Picture 3) Alec Baldwin has described the killing as a 'tragic accident'

Damn, niggar.

Gross negligence led to this beautiful woman's untimely death

insidelife22:
See fine Toto wey the man just go waste,

You are disgusting

NtiObaEneke:

You are disgusting

I like you,you must be very nasty and naughty.

Really tragic and unfortunate.

insidelife22:
See fine Toto wey the man just go waste,

Insensitive comment.

Theatrically, it is not always advisable to use props that can cause bodily harm to actors while on stage/set.

Prop masters should be blamed for handing the actor a functional gun, they should have checked and made sure that the gun was non functional.

Like one of my lecturers would say, "it is better for you to improvise than to use a prop that will harm any of the characters or stagehands/crew"


Sadly someone negligence and carelessness led to the death of another and turned another to a murderer.

Rest in peace Halyna
Will Alec ever get over the thought that he has killed someone before.

insidelife22:
See fine Toto wey the man just go waste,

perv

Satanist blood rites in plain view

Chai too bad

insidelife22:
See fine Toto wey the man just go waste,

The greater the urge to speak the wiser the silence to keep.

"Accidentally shot". Report things well. People are loosing faith in media. Report news well..

Accident: no one knows when it comes, the idiot just look at the unfortunate person's door and knock. May it never meet or jam us anywhere.

www./perfectwish

So they used live bullets onset?

So sad, may she RIP


Abeg make our nollywood continue dey use knockout o.... Because if dem handle live ammo.... Everywhere go burst, you go hear say one actress accidentally shoot one fellow actress not knowin say she dey beef her base on sugar daddy things

I don't know them

Damnnn niggar
Isoright

Now her watch has ended. She can go and rest.

naptu2:


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Picture 1) Halyna Hutchins is pictured with her back to the camera wearing the white beanie, facing Alec Baldwin. Pic: Serge Svetnoy/Facebook

Picture 2) Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed in the shooting

Picture 3) Alec Baldwin has described the killing as a 'tragic accident'

Na normal sacrifice! Illuminati!!!
If you know,you know

This is sad rip woman

May her soul rest in peace

Just thinking...

insidelife22:
See fine Toto wey the man just go waste,

Always shut your mouth till you know what to say

naptu2:


https://news.sky.com/story/alec-baldwin-film-shooting-photo-emerges-of-halyna-hutchins-on-set-before-fatal-accident-12445638?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter


Picture 1) Halyna Hutchins is pictured with her back to the camera wearing the white beanie, facing Alec Baldwin. Pic: Serge Svetnoy/Facebook

Picture 2) Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed in the shooting

Picture 3) Alec Baldwin has described the killing as a 'tragic accident'

Such a pity. I hope he is fine since it is an accident

insidelife22:
See fine Toto wey the man just go waste,

You daft

So much really sad for her and her family,



May we never experience an unexpected death and any circumstances that will happen to takes away our life when we are not even expecting such thing as that in our life amen

Mancrossfire:
So they used live bullets onset?

Normally, they shouldn't. But the studio is yet to release a full statement on what transpired that day