The investigation focuses on the gunsmith and the assistant director.
Thursday, a director of photography died in the United States, killed by a shot by Alec Baldwin during the filming of a western.
Hit in the chest after Alec Baldwin triggered a weapon used as a prop in the film
Rust
, according to a preliminary investigation report, Halyna Hutchins was transported by helicopter to a hospital in New Mexico, where she was pronounced dead.
The director Joel Souza, injured in the shoulder during the shooting and in recovery, said Saturday "devastated by the loss of (his) friend and colleague", in a statement sent to the Deadline site.
“She was caring, full of life, incredibly talented,” he added.
The role of film gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez Reed, 24, comes under close scrutiny by investigators as it was she who, according to the report, prepared the gun with which the actor fired the fatal shot .
She had placed it on a cart with two other weapons.
No prosecution has yet been initiated
Assistant director Dave Halls, described as a seasoned professional, then handed this weapon to Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for a scene in the film, informing him that she was "cold", that is. say unloaded with a real bullet in cinematic lingo.
Dave Halls "didn't know the gun was loaded with live ammunition," said an agent from the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office in New Mexico.
After the gunshot, Hannah Gutierrez Reed was handed the gun and collected the used cartridge, before handing them over to police on their arrival, the report said.
No prosecution has yet been initiated, a spokesperson for the sheriff said on Friday.
As the accidental thesis seemed privileged, Alec Baldwin remained at large after being questioned.
A search warrant was issued by a judge on Friday, authorizing law enforcement to seize equipment related to the shoot as well as weapons and ammunition used as props, and clothing worn by the actor and the rest of the team during the drama.
"Words fail me to express my amazement and my sadness after the tragic accident which killed Halyna Hutchins", tweeted Friday the actor of 63 years, ensuring "to cooperate fully in the investigation".
On the night of Friday to Saturday, the comedian also retweeted an article from Variety whose title indicates that he had been "informed that the weapon-accessory was safe before the fatal shot", without adding a comment.
Tensions on the set
The film
Rust
, which has been suspended indefinitely, is a western written and directed by Joel Souza.
Alec Baldwin, co-producer of the film, takes the lead role of an outlaw who fled with his 13-year-old grandson when the latter was sentenced, following an accidental homicide, to hanging. for murder.
The phone call from a member of the team to the emergency number of the emergency services (911) also seems to confirm the existence of tensions on the set of this low-budget film.
Six members of the film's technical crew left the set several hours before the drama, according to the Los Angeles Times, to protest their working and safety conditions.
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