A movie set turned crime scene: The fatal shooting on Alec Baldwin's Rust
The Hollywood star has been charged with the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust.
In an exclusive interview to be broadcast on 60 Minutes on Sunday, special effects co-ordinator Thomas Gandy describes the events that led to the death of his colleague.
Hollywood star Alec Baldwin has been charged with the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the movie set, Rust. 60 Minutes
"This one crack, it was so, so loud," he says.
Hutchins was less than a metre away from Baldwin's belt buckle when he heard the gun shot.
"I feared the worst immediately," Gandy told reporter Amelia Adams.
Weapons specialist Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was also charged with involuntary manslaughter along with Baldwin.
They would be prosecuted for what authorities have described as a pattern of criminal disregard for safety.
Hutchins was two feet away from Baldwin's belt buckle when he heard the gun shot. 60 Minutes
Industry insiders interviewed on 60 Minutes say cost cutting efforts have led to safety protocols being relaxed, or at times ignored.
"You don't bring live ammunition on set," armourer Sarge Rasmussen said.
Weapons specialist Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was also charged with involuntary manslaughter along with Baldwin. 60 Minutes
Both Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed have vowed to fight the charges.
Watch: Behind the scenes of the Rust film set tragedy on 60 Minutes, Sunday on Channel 9 and 9Now after Married At First Sight.
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