Criminal charges 'on the table' in deadly shooting on 'Rust' set, local district attorney says.
ABC News Chief Legal Analyst Dan Abrams and film prop master Dutch Merrick discuss the on-set working and safety conditions of the film “Rust” and who could be legally responsible for the accident.on the set of"Rust" that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and director Joel Souza hospitalized, a local district attorney said.
In a letter to the crew sent Sunday, the production team offered their support for Hutchins' family and for crew members who have been devastated by the shooting.They are donating to the Halyna Hutchins Scholarship Fund established by Halyna's family and matching any donations by the crew, according to the letter.
Baldwin then fired, hitting Hutchins and Souza. Both victims were transported to hospitals and Hutchins died later that evening."We are supporting him however we can knowing just how difficult his journey is," they wrote in the letter.A worker, who said he came to pick up some equipment, walks toward security guards at the entrance to the Bonanza Creek Ranch film set in Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 25, 2021.
A producer on the unreleased movie"Freedom's Path" told ABC News that Halls was fired from the 2019 production after"a crew member incurred a minor and temporary injury when a gun was unexpectedly discharged." Gloria Allred, who is representing Mamie Mitchell, a script supervisor on the film who called 911 after the shooting, said Tuesday that the firm is also conducting its own investigation"because there are many unanswered questions."
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