Alec Baldwin Breaks Down, Says ‘I Didn’t Pull the Trigger’ During Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he did not pull the trigger on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico film set when it went off, killing a cinematographer.
“I didn’t pull the trigger,” Alec Baldwin said. “I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them. Never.”
Alec Baldwin told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he did not pull the trigger on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico film set when it went off, killing a cinematographer.
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Alec Baldwin says he "didn't pull the trigger" in fatal "Rust" movie set shooting
In October, Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said that police recovered the bullet that injured Souza as well as "possible additional live rounds" on set.
"I think there was some complacency on this set, and I think there are some safety issues that need to be addressed by the industry and possibly by the state of New Mexico, but I'll leave that up to the industry and the state as to what those need to be," Mendoza said.
Authorities executed a search warrant Tuesday at PDQ Arm and Prop LLC in Albuquerque. According to documents, they retrieved .45 ammo, photographs, an ammo can and "Rust" documents.
Baldwin told ABC News he had "no idea" how a real bullet got onto the set or into the gun but said the shooting and death of Hutchins was the worst thing that ever happened to him.
The actor said the shooting was the worst thing that has ever happened to him.
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