The assistant director of Rust, who gave the accidental murder weapon to Alec Baldwin, had already been fired from a previous shoot because of another incident with a firearm. In 2019, Dave halls was an assistant on the set of the film Freedom’s Path when a pistol unexpectedly discharged, injuring a member of the technical team, as production company Rocket Soul Studios learned from the American channel CNN on Monday, October 25, 2021.
The victim of this accidental shooting survived his injuries, missing work for only a few days. Dave Halls had then shown himself “full of regrets” while understanding the reasons for his dismissal. “A new assistant and a new gunsmith were hired for the shoot. The production of the film ended successfully“, learned the production company.
Last Thursday, actor Alec Baldwin was the author of an accidental shooting in New Mexico (United States) on the set of the western Rust, killing director of photography Halyna Hutchins (42) and injuring director Joel Souza (48). Davs Halls reportedly shouted that the gun was “cold,” that is, safe to use, before handing it to Alec Badlwin, as mentioned in an Albuquerque police arrest warrant. No complaint has yet been filed.
Haylna Hutchins, director of photography, was airlifted to the University of New Mexico hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, according to the law enforcement statement.