In October 2021, the gun held by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust” was discharged. Live bullets hit and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.
The shooting has been the subject of a police investigation by the Santa Fe police department for the past year. Last month, the report was handed over to New Mexico District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, who is reviewing the details of the investigation and potentially pursuing charges against several individuals involved in the “Rust” incident.
Although it was initially announced that the report would be sealed, the Santa Fe police department made the report public on Friday, November 18.
‘Rust’ Police Report Features Alec Baldwin’s Text Messages, Halyna Hutchins’ Autopsy, Interview With Joel Souza, And More
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The “Rust” police report contains everything from text message receipts to invoices to insurance forms to autopsy reports and DOJ gunshots. A letter was sent from Sheriff Mendoza to Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda on October 26, 2021, asking for help with the “shooting and death investigation at Bonanza Creek Ranch.”
They requested assistance “in the processing of evidence, not limited to, but including, analysis of ballistic markings, firearms and tools.” According to an autopsy, Hutchins was flown to UNMH after the shooting where he arrived in asystole at around 3:20 p.m. He was pronounced dead about 20 minutes later at 15:37.
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An autopsy showed that the bullet had entered the right side of his chest and pierced his right lung, then passed through his body and exited the left side of his book. A toxicology report found no drugs or alcohol in his body at the time of his death. A gunshot wound to the chest was listed as his official cause of death.
Director Joel Souza was standing behind Hutchins when the gun went off. According to the medical examiner’s report, Baldwin “raised a firearm at the camera as part of a rehearsal, which then discharged and struck Ms. Hutchins, as well as the director, who was reportedly standing behind Ms. Hutchins. The bullet was later recovered from the director at a hospital.”
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According to the list of evidence collected by law enforcement officers, they had “One (1) white box with the words ‘Dummy Rounds 45LC’ containing sixteen (16) ’45 Colt’ suspected dummy rounds with ball bearings and silver in the primer color and one (1) ’45 Colt’ round with silver primer, suspected live round, collected from prop truck.”
Director Joel Souza Claims Alec Baldwin Was Never Destined To Release The Gun
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Page 154 contains a police interview with director Joel Souza, who discusses what happened on the day of the fatal shooting. At first, Joel believed it was “Wadding from a blank” before hospital staff told him he had been hit by a bullet. Joel said that the first assistant director, Dave Halls, was responsible for gun safety on set. On the day in question, October 21, Joel said he remembers Dave announcing that it was a “cold gun,” meaning it was a gun that did not contain live ammunition, before the crew broke for lunch.
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Joel doesn’t know who brought the gun to the set, but he says that the scene didn’t require Alec Baldwin to draw his gun for the scene. The report reads, ‘Joel explained, the shooting required Alec to slowly pull out the gun and remove part of it from the holster. When asked if the shooting required Alec to fully remove the weapon and point it, Joel stated ‘no’ because they didn’t get that far.”
Alec Baldwin’s Text Messages Reveal Exchanges Between Him and Matt Hutchins
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Page 260 contains related text messages and email conversations from Alec Baldwin, who asked if he would be criminally charged in the November 10, 2021 shooting. The text messages also show that Alec was in contact with Halyna’s husband, Matt Hutchins, since October 23 , 2021. On November 10, 2021, the same day Alec asked if he would be criminally charged, he sent Matt a text message saying, “I’m leaving you for a while.”
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On December 10, 2021, Alec sent another message to Matt, saying, “It’s important for you to remember: The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office may not have the skills and will to properly investigate the sabotage angle. I was told their agenda was to write it off as an accident and throw it into civil court.”
“However, the more information that was presented to me about the particular anomaly of the day, the more open-minded I became,” continued Baldwin. “I rejected the allegation of sabotage at first. But don’t know. I hope this NM has the sense to follow it.”
For those interested in reading the full 551-page report, it can be downloaded from Deadline by clicking here.
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