#Rust Affidavit Reveals What Happened Leading Up To The Fatal Shooting

When the detective arrived on the scene, he saw that Hutchins had been shot in the chest and Souza had been shot in the shoulder. Hutchins was quickly helicoptered to the hospital, where she died. The gun went into police custody along with the gun cart, which had been left outside of the church where they were filming before the scene due to Covid restrictions.

Souza later gave a statement saying that the workday started late because seven crew members had walked out and “Rust” needed to find a new non-union camera crew. Having only one camera slowed the day, but Souza claims that despite the stresses, he knew of no altercations. He was more focused on cameras and monitors. They were not filming when Baldwin drew his weapon and pointed it toward the camera during the rehearsal.

Souza was standing behind Hutchins, and both he and Baldwin believed the gun was cold. He explained that, according to his knowledge of firearm safety on set, there should never be live ammunition anywhere near a scene, but that the guns themselves are the only thing checked before a scene.

New information reveals that the gun was used that morning for target practice on beer cans with live ammo. Needless to say, the circumstances preceding the death of Halyna Hutchins have opened up a lot of questions about safety in the film industry during productions. We will continue to follow this story as it develops.