Members of the film crew working on the set where a cinematographer was shot dead by the actor Alec Baldwin are reported to have been using the gun involved for live target practice.
Sources involved in the production of Rust, a western set in the 19th century, told the celebrity website TMZ that the gun was used for recreational purposes off set, with real ammunition that may have accidentally been left in the weapon when it was handed to Baldwin, 63, as he rehearsed a scene in New Mexico.
Halyna Hutchins, 42, director of photography, died after Baldwin fired the weapon on Thursday. The actor had been told by Dave Halls, an assistant director, that the gun was not loaded.
Alec Baldwin after the shooting. He is co-operating with the authorities
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Albuquerque came out to remember Halyna Hutchins at the weekend
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