The actor
Alec Baldwin
previously rehearsed with the revolver from which the bullet that ended the life of the cinematographer
Halyna Hutchins would come out,
during the recording of the film "Rust" last October in New Mexico (United States).
The sheriff's office of Santa Fe (capital of New Mexico) released some images on Monday in which Baldwin is seen sitting in a church pew, during the same day of filming that Hutchins died, and immediately takes the pistol from his jacket,
points it towards the camera and repeats the action a second time.
However, the actor has maintained in his testimonies that he
never pulled the trigger
until the moment of recording the fateful scene.
The material that the sheriff's office has now released consists of
videos of rehearsals on the recording set,
text messages or witness interviews with investigators.
Among them, that of the film's director,
Joel Souza,
who was injured in the shoulder after the projectile pierced Hutchins's torso, and who can be seen in a video in the emergency room telling an investigator that the armorer of the shooting,
Hannah Gutiérrez-Reed,
had said that "the weapon was clean".
At this point, a text message from the head of props,
Sarah Zachry,
has also become known, in which she tells a member of her team that Baldwin's desire had always been to use real weapons, since he did not like "guns". fake or rubber knives.
According to the Santa Fe First Judicial District Attorney's Office,
the investigation is still open
and they are awaiting new reports from the sheriff's office to review the evidence and make a decision on the criminal charge.
On April 20, the New Mexico Safety and Health Administration already fined the producer of "Rust" more than $135,000 for failing to comply with safety measures during filming.
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