Sabotage theory in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting disputed by Santa Fe official
The Santa Fe District Attorney on Wednesday said there was no proof that someone deliberately put a live round into the gun used by Alec Baldwin when he accidentally shot dead a cinematographer on a movie set last month.
Mary Carmack-Altwies told Good Morning America in an interview that investigators still had no idea how live rounds made their way to the Rust set in October, and that the probe could take months to complete.
The possibility of sabotage was raised last week by the lawyer for Hannah Gutierrez, who was in charge of weapons on the set of the Western movie Rust in New Mexico.
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Earlier this week, Alec Baldwin called for police presence on film sets after the accidental shooting on set of his film Rust killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. GC Images
"I know that some defence attorneys have come up with conspiracy theories and have used the word sabotage. We do not have any proof," Carmack-Altwies said.
Asked whether she thought sabotage was a possibility, she said "No."
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on October 21, and director Joel Souza was wounded when a gun Baldwin had been told was safe fired off a live bullet, investigators have said. Other live rounds have also been found on the set.
The possibility of sabotage was raised last week by the lawyer for Hannah Gutierrez, who was in charge of weapons on the set of the Western movie Rust in New Mexico. Twitter
"We still don't know how they got on the set," Carmack-Altwies said, referring to the live rounds. "And how they got there I think will be one of the most important factors going into a charging decision."
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Hutchins was killed while filming Rust when Baldwin discharged a prop gun on set. Getty Images for SAGindie
The District Attorney said the local sheriff's department was still investigating the case and that no decisions on charges were likely to come soon.
The film's producers have said they are conducting their own investigation into the fatal shooting.
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