The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the loaded weapon that killed a cinematographer had been sacked from a previous production for safety violations.
Candles are placed around a photo of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a vigil held in her honour at Albuquerque Civic Plaza.LOS ANGELES - The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the loaded weapon that killed a cinematographer had been sacked from a previous production for gun safety violations, the company said.
"Dave Halls was fired from the set of 'Freedom's Path' in 2019 after a crew member incurred a minor and temporary injury when a gun was unexpectedly discharged," a producer for the as-yet-unreleased movie told AFP."Halls was removed from set immediately after the prop gun discharged. Production did not resume filming until Dave was off-site. An incident report was taken and filed at that time.
But entertainment trade website The Wrap reported that crew members had been using the weapons just hours before Hutchins was killed.
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