A single bullet came out of the Pietta Long Colt 45 revolver that Alec Baldwin had been given on the set of ‘Rust’ and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza, from whose shoulder the projectile was recovered. This was confirmed this Wednesday by the Santa Fe County Sheriff, Adam Mendoza, that almost a week after the fatal accident last Thursday at the Bonanza Creek ranch, together with the county attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, offered the first official press conference on the incident.
Mendoza has been convinced that it was a live ammunition bullet, although later he has also clarified that they must wait for the ballistic analysis of the FBI to ratify that point.
500 rounds of ammunition have been recovered from the ranch including real bullets, which should never be in the filming, ‘dummies’ that are used for training and blank bullets, as confirmed by the sheriff in the appearance before the media, in which has spoken of “complacency & rdquor; on the set.
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The prosecutor, meanwhile, has not ruled out that charges may be filed but he has asked for patience to carry out the investigation. “If the facts, evidence and laws of New Mexico support the filing of charges, I will initiate indictment at that time & rdquor ;, he explained, clarifying that” we cannot say with certainty at this time that there was negligence or on the part of whom or how many people is involved & rdquor ;.
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