Santa Fe: The film director Joel Souza, who was shot and injured in an excessive accident involving actor Alec Baldwin, said on Saturday he was “heartbroken” by the death of cinematographer.
Souza, who was hit on the shoulder when Baldwin issued a proper prop that contained direct rounds, breaking his silence when the investigation entered the third day, with many questions left about how the mistake occurred.
“I looked at losing my friends and colleagues, Halyna.
He is good, excited, very talented, struggling for every inch and always encouraging me to be better,” Souza said in a statement.
The shot hit the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in the chest, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff office.
He died of his wounds and Souza, who was behind him, was injured but then released from the hospital.
Souza did not provide detailed accidents or injuries but said he was “humble and grateful to the outpouring of the love we received from our filmmaking community, the Santa Fe people, and hundreds of foreigners who had reached”.
On Friday, a Judge Santa Fe approved a warrant for the Sheriff’s office to seize firearms, clothing, cameras, video tapes and ammunition from Bonanza Creek farms outside the Santa Fe, where Baldwin recording “rust” West West.
The security guard was posted on the road to the farm on Saturday.
According to a written statement submitted by the Detective Office of Sheriff, Baldwin handed over what he believed was a safe or “cold” proper during training on Thursday, but contained it directly when fired.
There are no fees submitted in this case.
Members of the crew, or Armorer, who handled weapons in the set were identified by the media of the United States as a 24-year-old woman who spoke at the podcast earlier this year about learning work from her veteran father but who recently worked her first film as Armorer’s head.
The woman could not be contacted for comments on Saturday.
International Sinematografer Guild plans to hold Candlelight Vigil for Hutchins, 42, on Saturday night at Albuquerque, about 40 miles (64 km) from the farm.
The second vigil is scheduled on Sunday in the Los Angeles area.
“Halyna inspired us all with her desire and vision, and her legacy was too meaningful to summarize with words.
Our losses are very large,” said her husband Matt Hutchins on Twitter.
The American Film Institute established a scholarship fund for women cinematographers in honor of the Hutchins.
Baldwin, 63, was the most famous for his role in the TV comedy “30 Rock” and imitators “Saturday Night Live” from former US President Donald Trump, said on Friday he was shocked and broken hearted in the death of the Hutchins and fully cooperated with the authorities.
According to several media reports and accounts on social media, some crew on “rust” have been running from work quoting concerns about safety before the shooting on Thursday.
“We quote everything from the lack of payment for three weeks, bringing our hotel far away even though they asked for them in our offer, lack of covid security and above it, bad weapons security! Poor security period!” One member of the camera crew wrote on a private Facebook page, according to Hollywood Publication Deadline.com Productions Film RUSTS said in a statement on Friday was investigating the incident.
“Even though we are not aware of any official complaints about the weapons or rescue prop in the set, we will conduct an internal review of our procedure while production is closed,” said the company.