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The weapons officer for the film
Rust was
unaware there were "live bullets" on the set
where the cinematographer died after actor Alec Baldwin fired a gun during a rehearsal, her lawyers said Friday.
"Ultimately, this set would never have been compromised if live ammunition had not been introduced," according to a statement from
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's
attorneys
.
"Hannah has no idea where the live bullets came from."
The statement is the first pronouncement by Gutierrez-Reed, 24, after Halyna Hutchins,
Rust's
director of photography,
died
last week
in a New Mexico hospital, where the western starring and co-produced by Baldwin was filmed.
The young woman's lawyers denied in the text versions that circulated in the media that the weapons had been used to practice target shooting during the recordings that were made at the
Bonanza Creek Ranch
, a famous location among Hollywood producers.
"Cold gun"
"Hannah and the propmaster had control over the weapons and
she never saw anyone shoot live bullets with these weapons, nor would she allow it,"
the statement said.
The guns were
locked up "every night and during lunch
and there is no way that any of them were out of control to be fired by the team," he adds.
There
were three weapons
on the
Rust
set
, according to authorities.
According to testimonies released by investigators, Gutierrez-Reed placed the weapons on a cart, from which the assistant director,
Dave Halls,
took the LL Pietta Long Colt 45 revolver and handed it to Baldwin yelling "cold pistol,"
the slang. cinematic to warn that the weapon is unloaded.
Halls later acknowledged to investigators that he did not fully check the weapon before turning it over.
Baldwin explained to the team how he would position the weapon for a scene when it detonated, hitting Hutchins, 42, and production director
Joel Souza,
48.
Souza, wounded in the shoulder, was released shortly thereafter, while Hutchins was pronounced dead at a hospital where she was taken by helicopter.
Fake and real bullets
Authorities found about 500 bullets, fake and real, on set, Santa Fe County Sheriff
Adan Mendoza
reported this week
.
"There was some complacency on this set," Mendoza said.
Members of
Rust's
crew
had protested the working conditions and the lack of security on the set, even commenting that
there had been two previous shooting incidents
on set before Hutchins' death.
"Hannah has never been accidentally shot so far. The first [shot] on this set was from the prop manager, and the second was from a double after Hannah informed her that the gun was loaded with blank rounds," her lawyers said. , which reported that it will issue another statement next week.
The text also questions
Rust's
security protocols
as well as
Gutierrez-Reed's workload and holds production accountable.
"The whole set became unsafe due to various factors ... This was not Hannah's fault."
"Hannah was hired for two jobs on this film, which made it very difficult to focus on her work as a gunsmith. She fought for training, days to maintain weapons and time to prepare for the shots, but in the end this was inconsiderate by production and its department, "he adds.
Some 80,000 people have filed a petition to
ban the use of real weapons on set,
claiming that it is possible to use fake weapons and add realism with special effects in post-production.
For actor
Matthew McConaughey
, however, the problem is not the weapons but the failure to comply with security measures.
"There is a security protocol, and if it is followed, [the use of firearms] can be safe on set," said the Oscar winner in an interview with AFP.
McConaughey said the
Rust
tragedy
happened because "they broke protocol at some point.
I don't know if they were in a rush."
The Oscar winner for
Dallas Buyers Club
described the incident as "a horrible accident that could have been easily avoided."
"I've been on a lot of sets where I deal with firearms. There is a known protocol," he said.
"
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