A medic who worked on the set of Alec Baldwinâs movie âRustâ filed a lawsuit against several crew members.
The Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper reported Cherlyn Schaeferâs 29-page complaint was filed on Friday and accuses nine defendants of negligence, including assistant director, David Halls, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, Rust Movie Productions, and Bonanza Creek Ranch, the location of the movie.
The outlet noted Alec Baldwin is not named as a defendant. On the set of the movie, Baldwin discharged a prop gun, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.
In her complaint, Schaefer said she was the âkey medicâ on set and âfought desperatelyâ but ultimately could not save Hutchinsâ life.
She allegedly âsuffered tremendous shock, trauma and severe emotional distressâ during the event, affecting âall aspects of her life and has medically prevented her from returning to her chosen profession.â
The lawsuit claims Reed and prop master Sarah Zachry did not ensure there were no live rounds in the weapon, as the newspaper reported.
According to the lawsuit, at one point, they âmixed rounds of ammunition from different boxes together and transported the mixed ammunition loose in fanny packs.â
Last month, Gutierrez-Reed sued prop distributor Seth Kenney, as IJR reported.
âDefendants distributed boxes of ammunition purporting to contain dummy rounds, but which contained a mix of dummy and live ammunition to the Rust production,â the lawsuit states.
It continues, âHannah and the entire Rust movie crew relied on the Defendantsâ misrepresentation that they provided only dummy ammunition. In so doing, Defendants created a dangerous condition on the movie set, unbeknownst to Hannah Gutierrez Reed, which caused a foreseeable risk of injury to numerous people.â
During an interview with ABC Newsâ George Stephanopoulos, Baldwin claimed he âdidnât pull the trigger.â
On Monday, the actor posted a video to Instagram sharing his experience returning to work following the shooting, as IJR reported.