Investigators in The “Rust” shooting have issued a fourth search warrant, this time with the intent to seek documents, cameras and videos and any ammo from the film’s supplier of prop guns and ammunition that may point to the source of how live ammunition appeared on the set.
Police on Tuesday issued a warrant for PDQ Arm & Prop, LLC, which is located in Albuquerque and is run by Seth Kenney, who the Los Angeles TimesThis month was earlier identified as “armorer mentor”Hannah Gutierrez Reed, an armorer. He also recommended her to the job. “Rust.” The warrant is the latest in an ongoing investigation by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office as they try to determine how live rounds made their way to the film’s set, which normally are forbidden from movie sets.
Kenney told police he thought he knew the origin of the rounds after speaking to them in October. He claimed he was given ammo. “stuck out to him”He referred to the “he called” “reloaded ammunition”It featured a Starline Brass logo on the side. Starline Brass sells only components of ammunition and not live ammunition.
The warrant also mentions a conversation police had on Nov. 17 with Thell Reed, father of Gutierrez – Reed and a well-known armorer and exhibit shooter. Reed said that Kenney had requested live ammunition for a training session with actors and worked on a separate set. The green “ammo can”The can contained approximately 200 to 300 rounds. Kenney returned the ammo can to New Mexico after production was ended. It still contained.45 caliber colt ammunition.
“After several attempts to get it back from Seth, Seth advised Thell to ‘write it off.’ Thell stated this ammunition may match the ammunition found on the set of ‘Rust,’”This is the search warrant.
In the latest affidavit, Gutierrez-Reed also describes to police how she remembers loading the gun with five dummy bullets before lunch. However, a sixth round wouldn’t fit so she cleaned the gun and added another. She said that the guns had been checked before lunch but that she was not able to find a sixth round. “didn’t really check it too much”Because it was locked up at lunchtime, but the security guard checked before loading in the final round.
“We had the gun the whole time before that, and nothing happened, and I wasn’t in there, and they weren’t even supposed to be pulling the hammer back,”According to the search warrant, she spoke out for investigators.
“Rust”Halyna HUTCHINS, cinematographer, was shot to death by Baldwin on October 21st. Joel SOuza, director of Souza’s film company was also injured after Baldwin accidentally discharged a gun that contained a deadly weapon. “live round,”According to authorities, this is what they have said before. Baldwin received the firearm after being informed it was a pistol. “cold gun.”The criminal investigation is ongoing, but no charges have been brought. The following was mentioned in a previous search warrant that was issued on October 27th. “Rust”Assistant director Dave Halls didn’t thoroughly inspect the guns on set as he claims he should.