Crew Member Handed Alec Baldwin Loaded Gun, Told Him It Was Safe – Court Documents

• A Film crew member gave Actor a loaded gun and told him it was safe a court document reveals
• The assistant director Dave Halls did not know the prop gun was loaded with live rounds when he handed it to Alec Baldwin and described it as safe, according to court records

Ekohotblog reports that Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded prop gun by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use, moments before the actor fatally shot his crew member, according to court documents.

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Dave Halls shouted “cold gun” before handing him the firearm on the set of the new Western movie Rust, a search warrant filed in a Santa Fe court showed.

The documents suggest neither Baldwin nor Halls knew the weapon was loaded with live rounds.

The movie’s director, Joel Souza, was standing behind Hutchins when Baldwin pulled the trigger, the court papers said. He was wounded, briefly hospitalized, and released.

The gun had been one of three that the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez, set on a cart outside a wooden structure where a scene was to be filmed, the AP said.

Investigators outlined details of the incident in a request for a search warrant to help them document the scene at Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, where the shooting took place on Thursday afternoon, October 21.

According to the court document, Baldwin’s blood-stained costume was taken as evidence, as was the weapon that was fired.

Investigators also seized other prop guns and ammunition that were being used for the film, “Rust,” which is based on a story Baldwin and Souza wrote.

No immediate charges have been filed, and sheriff’s spokesman Juan Rios said Baldwin, 63, was permitted to travel.

“He’s a free man,” Rios said.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, Baldwin attended a memorial held for Hutchins and he has reportedly been distraught by the incident.

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