Monday November 1, 2021, David Halls broke the silence following the drama that occurred on the film set Rust where actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot two people: Halyna Hutchins, cinematographer who died at 42, and Joel Souza, director since released from intensive care. The assistant director is in the crosshairs of justice.
Speaking for the first time since the drama, which occurred on October 21 in New Mexico, David Halls chose the New York Post to react by way of press release. He said to himself “shocked and sad“after the death of Halyna Hutchins but is careful not to specify her role, he who would have admitted to the investigators not to have checked the weapon used on the set properly and who was not loaded with blank bullets like that had to be. “Halyna Hutchins was not only one of the most talented people I have worked with, she was also a friend. I hope this tragedy will prompt the industry to review its values and practices to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.“he said.
Along with the young gunsmith Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, David Halls was in charge of the guns on the set of Rust and in particular had to ensure that they were harmless before introducing them on the set … According to the first statements of the police officers, the assistant director told them that he “should have checked“that all the cartridges in the revolver used by Alec Baldwin to rehearse a scene were fictitious but he”did not do itLive ammunition accidentally fired by the actor – reclusive away from Hollywood for a time – fatally injured Halyna Hutchins and ended her race in the shoulder of director, Joel Souza.
No arrests were made, but the Santa Fe, New Mexico, prosecutor in charge of the investigation did not rule out possible criminal prosecution if responsibility is established. For the moment, a record fund has been raised in favor of Halyna’s relatives to pay for her funeral.