The family of Halyna Hutchins -- a cinematographer who was shot and killed on a New Mexico movie set last year -- has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and several others.
, on the set of the Western “Rust,” just outside Santa Fe, a single live round from a Pietta Colt .45 revolver fired by Baldwin struck and killed Hutchins and wounded the film’s director, 48-year-old Joel Souza.
The firearm, which authorities confirmed was loaded with a live round, was “handled and/or inspected” by the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, andThe gun was only supposed to be loaded with dummy rounds. According to sheriff’s investigators, Halls handed Baldwin the prop gun and yelled that it was a “cold gun,” meaning it was not loaded with live ammunition.
Attorney Brian Panish and his team Tuesday presented 15 purported “industry standards” that were “disregarded” by Baldwin and the rest of the producers and crew. Panish said producers’ “reckless conduct and cost-cutting measures” directly led to the death of Hutchins.