According to a search warrant affidavit, Halls called out “cold gun” to indicate that it was safe to use but told detectives he did not check all of the weapon’s chambers. Investigators found 500 rounds of ammunition - a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and suspected live rounds, even though the set’s firearms specialist, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, said real ammo should never have been present.Īttention has focused on the 24-year-old Gutierrez Reed, who had worked on only one previous feature, and assistant director Dave Halls, who handed the gun to Baldwin. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said there was “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on the set. And all the while, the industry is wrestling with standards for movie sets. Streaming services are increasing demand for content. The shooting happened at a busy time: Production is ramping up following the easing of pandemic restrictions. “Production is exploding, corners are being cut even more and budgets are being crunched down even more,” said Mynette Louie, a veteran independent film producer. For some in the business, the failures reflect larger issues in a fast-evolving movie industry.
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