‘Rust’ Armorer Responds to Alec Baldwin Court Filing: He ‘Broke All Rules and Common Sense’

A statement from the woman assigned to oversee weapons on the set of the movie “Rust” pointed the finger at actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Hutchins was killed last October on the 🏞️New Mexico set of the movie. No one has been charged in the incident.

On Friday, a legal filing offered Baldwin’s view of the incident, according to CNN. In the past, Baldwin had said he never pulled the trigger of the gun.

“Baldwin asked Hutchins whether she wanted to see him cock the gun, as the script required. She responded ‘yes.’ Baldwin tipped the gun down somewhat, so that the lens of the camera would be able to focus on his hand’s action on the top of the gun. While performing this action, Baldwin asked Hutchins, ‘Am I holding it too far down?’ and ‘Do you see that?’ Hutchins responded that she could see Baldwin’s action from her angle. Baldwin then pulled back the hammer, but not far enough to actually cock the gun. When Baldwin let go of the hammer, the gun went off,” the filing said.

Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer for the film, issued a statement in response, CNN reported.

“Mr. Baldwin knew that he could never point a firearm at crew members under any circumstances and had a duty of safety to his fellow crew members,” Gutierrez Reed said.  “Yet he did point the gun at Halyna before the fatal incident against all rules and common sense.”