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Film armorer blames ammo supplier in deadly ‘Rust’ shooting

Film armorer blames ammo supplier in deadly ‘Rust’ shooting

By MORGAN LEE, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicksSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A new lawsuit accused an ammunition supplier Wednesday of creating dangerous conditions on a movie set where a gun held by actor Alec Baldwin killed a cinematographer, by including live ammunition in a box that was supposed to include only dummy rounds.The lawsuit was filed in New Mexico state district court by Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer who oversaw firearms, ammunition and related training on the set of “Rust" along with two colleagues. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on Oct. 21 from a gunshot wound during a “Rust”…
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Baldwin to ABC about shooting: ‘I didn’t pull the trigger’

Baldwin to ABC about shooting: ‘I didn’t pull the trigger’

NATIONAL & WORLD NEWS Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks  #Lifestyle ABC News has released a clip in which Alec Baldwin tells George Stephanopoulos that he did not pull the trigger on a gun that went off on a New Mexico film set, killing a cinematographer NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin told ABC's George Stephanopoulos in an interview airing Thursday that he did not pull the trigger on a prop gun he was holding on a New Mexico film set when it went off, killing a cinematographer. “I didn't pull the trigger,” Baldwin said. “I would never point a gun…
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