Sheriff: Movie set showed ‘some complacency’ with weapons

Published October 26, 2021 10:01 PM

By MORGAN LEE, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO
Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Investigators say there was “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on a movie set where Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer and wounded another person. Speaking Wednesday at a news conference, they also said it’s too soon to determine whether charges will be filed. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza noted that 500 rounds of ammunition were found while searching the set of the Western “Rust.” They included a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and suspected live rounds. Authorities also confirmed there was no footage of the shooting, which happened during a rehearsal.

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