'What I put in my resignation letter was: lax COVID policies, the housing situation...and specifically gun safety, a lack of rehearsals, a lack of preparing the crew for what we were doing that day,' Lane Luper tells GMA.
Lane Luper, a crew member on the movie set of"Rust," who had quit and left the production the day before the fatal shooting death of Halyna Hutchins, discusses his safety concerns on set.Lane Luper, formerly first camera assistant on the film, had quit and left the production the day before the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins., Luper and half a dozen other members of the camera department walked off the set in protest of poor working conditions.
When Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set, it killed Hutchins and injured the film's director, Joel Souza, who was hospitalized. Production of"Rust"Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is seen in this undated handout photo received by Reuters on Oct. 23, 2021. "In my 10 years as a camera assistant, I've never worked on a show that cares so little for the safety of its crew," Luper wrote.The Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., Oct. 23, 2021.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said investigators suspect a real bullet was loaded in the firearm that Baldwin discharged.According to a search warrant affidavit, assistant director David Halls handed the gun to Baldwin and yelled"cold gun" to alert the crew of a gun with no live rounds in it. Halls told investigators that he didn't know there were any live rounds in the gun when he gave it to Baldwin.
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