Alec Baldwin Fatally Shoots Crew Member on ‘Rust’ Set After Prop Gun Misfire: Everything to Know

Rust crew member Serge Svetnoy has filed a lawsuit against the film’s production team over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin.The chief electrician on set is suing the production, the financiers, Baldwin, armourer Hannah Gutierrez Reed and many others for general negligence which caused him “severe emotional distress”, according to the lawsuit.“This incident was caused by the negligent acts and omissions of Defendants, and each of them, as well as their agents,

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe gaffer on “Rust” felt a whoosh of air and heard the loudest shot he had ever heard on set, and then watched helplessly as his friend Halyna Hutchins faded away in his arms, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.Serge Svetnoy provided a detailed, first-hand account of the Oct. 21 shooting in a negligence suit against several defendants, including “Rust” star Alec Baldwin, the film’s producers, the armorer and first assistant director.

Some of Halyna Hutchins' final words following the accidental shooting incident involving her, Alec Baldwin and "Rust" director Joel Souza have been revealed.  Hutchins was killed on the New Mexico set of the indie-western movie after Baldwin discharged a firearm that he was led to believe contained no live ammunition, according to a search warrant executed by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office.

That fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin last week on the Santa Fe set of Rust wasn’t the first time First Assistant Director David Hills worked on a film where a weapon went off.

Alec Baldwin's wife, Hilaria Baldwin, is grieving for both cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and her husband after Hutchins' tragic death.In a statement on Instagram on Monday, Hilaria addressed the fatal on-set shooting that occurred on Thursday while filming Alec's latest movie,. Alec discharged a prop gun that was inadvertently loaded with a live round that struck and killed Hutchins and hospitalized director Joel Souza.«My heart is with Halyna,» Hilaria wrote.

The repercussions of the Rust shooting are still being felt.

The father of Halyna Hutchins has spoken out for the first time after the cinematographer was accidentally shot dead by Alec Baldwin on the set of Rust.

“Rust” could have serious legal consequences for Alec Baldwin, who fired a prop gun Thursday that accidentally killed the film’s director of photography Halyna Hutchins, 42, legal experts told The Post Saturday.

an Instagram post Friday.Ensler — who has directed episodes of “Scrubs,” “The West Wing,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “The Newsroom” — said film is “trickery anyway.”Ensler described the “series of protocols” meant to prevent tragedies like Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of “Rust.”“Once a gun is on set, the director, AD, actors, prop person plus an armorer (if the prop person isn’t a licensed armorer) gather for a safety meeting and gun check.

In the aftermath of the tragic and accidental shooting that took place on the set of the movie Rust, one of Alec Baldwin‘s most well-known loved ones has spoken out to support the actor. Hailey Baldwin, who is the daughter of Alec’s brother, Stephen Baldwin, shared a statement on Instagram on Friday, Oct. 22 and shared she was “devastated.”

Alec Baldwin has said “there are no words to convey my shock and sadness” following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust. The actor, 63, confirmed he is “fully co-operating” with the police investigation after he fired a prop gun on the US set of the Western, killing Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.

Alec Baldwin has described how his 'heart is broken' in a statement after a prop gun he accidentally fired killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The 63 year old Hollywood actor, who was filming for the upcoming movie Rust in New Mexico when a prop gun he fired killed the 42 year old and injured the film's director Joel Souza, 48, described how he was 'fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred'.

In the wake of Alec Baldwin’s fatal accident while handling a prop gun on the Rust set, his brother Stephen Baldwin spoke out.

Alec Baldwin is speaking out. One day after the 63-year-old actor discharged a prop gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, Baldwin took to Instagram to address the on-set incident.«There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours,» Baldwin wrote.

Alec Baldwin, 63, has broken his silence on the tragic incident that occurred on the set of his movie Rust on Oct. 21.

Breaking his silence. Alec Baldwin has spoken out following the death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.