The ‘Rust’ Shooting, One Year Later: Everything You Need To Know

Breaking Business The ‘Rust’ Shooting, One Year Later: Everything You Need To Know Marisa Dellatto Forbes Staff I cover breaking news, arts and entertainment. Following New! Follow this author to stay notified about their latest stories. Got it! Oct 21, 2022, 08:00am EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Friday marks the one year anniversary of the Rust shooting, when cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot after by a gun held by actor Alec Baldwin fired on a New Mexico movie set, and while criminal charges have yet to be filed in relation to the incident, the shooting has led to other lawsuits, “sabotage” conspiracies and dark speculation from a former president.

Alec Baldwin speaks for the first time regarding the accidental shooting that killed cinematographer . . .

[+] Halyna Hutchins, and wounded director Joel Souza on the set of the film “Rust”, on October 30, 2021 in Manchester, Vermont. GC Images Timeline October 21, 2021 The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department says two people are shot on the set of Rust when a prop gun is fired: Hutchins dies from her injuries at a local hospital while director Joel Souza survives a gunshot to his shoulder. October 22, 2021 Baldwin is identified as the shooter of the weapon, which was reported to contain live ammo, and in his first statement he calls the incident a “tragic accident” and says he is cooperating with authorities.

October 25, 2021 Following reports that crew members walked off the set the morning before the shooting in protest of poor working conditions, including gun safety issues, police release a search warrant saying Baldwin believed the gun was “cold,” or empty, that live ammo was not supposed to be present on set and that Baldwin was handed the weapon by assistant director Dave Halls, who had an alleged history of being lax with weapons on another project. October 27, 2021 Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza says over 500 rounds of ammunition, including suspected live rounds, have been discovered on set, and in addition to Halls, armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed handled the weapon before Baldwin did; District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies says all options “are on the table” regarding charges. November 3, 2021 Following a statement from Halls’ attorney saying her client does not know if he handed the gun to Baldwin and denying responsibility for the weapon, lawyers for Gutierrez-Reed suggest the live round could have been placed on set in an act of “sabotage,” a claim Carmack-Altwies later says there is no evidence of.

November 8, 2021 Former president Donald Trump, whom Baldwin mocked for years on Saturday Night Live , suggests in an interview Baldwin loaded the weapon and that “he had something to do with,” the shooting, a claim Baldwin later says made him fear for his safety. November 10, 2021 In the first legal action taken over the shooting, Baldwin, Halls, Gutierrez-Reed and other crew members are sued for negligence by the production’s chief of lighting; another suit is later filed by the script supervisor alleging Baldwin wasn’t required to discharge the gun in the scene. December 2, 2021 In his first interview about the shooting, Baldwin claims he “didn’t pull the trigger” of the gun in his hand, and that he was told by people “within the state” that it’s “highly unlikely” he will face charges related to the shooting.

February 15, 2022 Baldwin and others are sued by Hutchins’ widower Matthew and their son Andros for wrongful death, claiming her loss of life was caused by their “reckless conduct and cost-cutting measures. ” April 20, 2022 Rust Movie Productions is fined by the New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational Health and Safety Bureau, based on findings it “knew that firearm safety procedures were not being followed on set” and “demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety,” a decision the production company later appeals ; Baldwin’s attorney claims the report “exonerates” his client. August 11, 2022 The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department says it still needs to complete a review of a report conducted by the New Mexico Office Of The Medical Investigator and review Baldwin’s phone records in order to complete the investigation and pass its findings onto the district attorney.

August 14, 2022 An FBI forensic report determines the weapon in Baldwin’s hand during the shooting could not be fired without the trigger being pulled when it was in half- and quarter-cock positions; Baldwin’s lawyer says the report was “being misconstrued,” and says “the FBI was unable to fire the gun in any prior test, even when pulling the trigger, because it was in such poor condition. ” September 22, 2022 The New Mexico Board of Finance grants the district attorney’s office over $300,000 to be used to potentially prosecute up to four people in connection to the shooting, and “one of the possible defendants is well known movie actor Alec Baldwin,” the request for the funds says, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican . October 5, 2022 Baldwin, Rust Movie Productions, Halls and Gutierrez-Reed settle the wrongful death lawsuit with Hutchins’ family for an undisclosed amount; Matthew Hutchins calls his wife’s death “a terrible accident,” and it’s announced he will be an executive producer of the movie when filming resumes in January.

What We Don’t Know It’s still publicly unknown how live ammunition, which was not supposed to be present on set, made its way onto the project and into the weapon. Gutierrez-Reed in January sued the supplier that provided the ammunition for the production, claiming it sent both dummy and live rounds. Key Background Baldwin served as both the film’s star and one of its producers, but has maintained that his role as a decision maker on-set only involved creative choices.

Because of Baldwin’s stark opposition to former President Trump and his firestorm SNL impersonations, many of Trump’s diehard supporters have harped on the shooting as an opportunity to get back at the actor, or suggest his liberal views are the reason he hasn’t faced criminal charges. Shortly after the shooting, Donald Trump Jr. began selling shirts that said “Guns don’t kill people, Alec Baldwin kills people.

” The actor took a hiatus from public work following the shooting. In February he began narrating the podcast Art Fraud, and is starring in two Christmas movies. Further Reading Alec Baldwin Settles Lawsuit With Family Of Killed Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (Forbes) ‘Rust’ Shooting Investigation Close To Wrapping Up, Still Awaiting Two Key Reports (Forbes) ‘Rust’ Producer Is ‘Confident’ Movie Will Be Completed After Shooting Investigation (Forbes) Marisa Dellatto Editorial Standards Print Reprints & Permissions.