A chronology of the deadly 'Rust' film shooting case
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[January 20, 2023]
(Reuters) - A New Mexico prosecutor on Thursday said actor Alec
Baldwin will be charged in a 2021 accidental shooting on a New Mexico
movie set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded
director Joel Souza. Key events leading to Thursday's announcement:
Oct. 21, 2021 - A gun is fired as Alec Baldwin was rehearsing with it on
the set of his movie "Rust" at Bonanza Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe, New
Mexico. One bullet hits Hutchins's chest and Souza's shoulder. According
to a police report, David Halls, the assistant director who handed the
gun to Baldwin, did not know it contained live rounds. Halls signed a
plea agreement for the charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon, the
prosecutor Mary Carmack-Altwies said in a statement. Set armorer Hannah
Gutierrez Reed, who had handled the gun before Halls, also faces
involuntary manslaughter charges.
Dec. 1, 2021 - "I didn't pull the trigger," Baldwin tells ABC News
journalist George Stephanopoulos, according to an excerpt released from
the actor's first full interview about the shooting.
Jan. 12, 2022 - Gutierrez Reed in a lawsuit accuses prop provider Seth
Kenney and his company, PDQ Arm and Prop LLC, of delivering live
ammunition to the set.
Feb. 15, 2022 - Family of Halyna Hutchins files a wrongful death lawsuit
against Baldwin and others responsible for set safety. In addition to
playing the lead role, Baldwin served as a producer of the film.
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An image of cinematographer Halyna
Hutchins, who died after being shot by Alec Baldwin on the set of
his movie "Rust", is displayed at a vigil in her honour in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S., October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin
Mohatt
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2023/Jan/20/images/ads/current/castlemanor_sda_FINANCIAL_2017.png) April 20, 2022 - New Mexico's worker
safety agency fines Rust Movie Productions LLC $137,000, the maximum
amount possible. An investigation found that the production firm
knew firearm safety procedures were not being followed and
demonstrated "plain indifference" to the hazards, the New Mexico
Environment Department said.
Sept. 27, 2022 - A New Mexico prosecutor says Baldwin is among up to
four people who may face charges.
Oct. 5, 2022 - Baldwin and other producers reach a settlement in the
wrongful death lawsuit brought by the Hutchins family; production on
the film was scheduled to resume in January with Matthew Hutchins
serving as executive producer. The production company says later
filming will not return to New Mexico.
(Reporting by Tyler Clifford; editing by Donna Bryson and Jonathan
Oatis)
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