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The shot with which actor Alec Baldwin killed the camerawoman of his new film and wounded the director was fired with a revolver. F Lli Pietta Long Colt, which was loaded with a 45-caliber ammunition, said the police of the city of Santa Fe, near which the tragedy took place.
It was explained at a press conference that the team had been negligent on the set. Although no charges have been filed yet, it is possible that this will happen, said District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altweiss. “All options are possible … No one is ruled out at this time,” Carmack-Altweiss said when asked if criminal charges could be filed.
Investigators have gathered about 600 pieces of evidence, including 3 firearms, 500 pieces of ammunition, clothes and accessories. Some of them were sent for analysis to an FBI lab in Virginia.
The bullet with which Halina Hutchins was most likely fatally shot in the accident hit Joel Sauce’s shoulder and was removed by surgeons.
Combat, blank and other cartridges are collected on the set, the category of which is clarified by ballistics specialists.
Until now, there was no official information on what exactly is the fatal cartridge – combat, with an imitation of a bullet or a blank, as is often used in movies and television movies and series.
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“He is obviously the man who fired the shot. He is currently actively cooperating in the investigation,” police told Baldwin.
Documents submitted to the court describe that the actor pulled out the revolver with a movement along the body and aimed it at the camera when a shot was fired. There is no video of the incident.
The producers hired the law firm Jenner & Block to conduct their own investigation into the incident.
