Dueling Accounts Emerge About What Happened in ‘Rust’ Set Fatal Shooting

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Dueling Accounts Emerge About What Happened in ‘Rust’ Set Fatal Shooting
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Conflicting narratives have emerged from the cast and crew of the film “Rust” about what led to a fatal shooting on the set.

of the gun that killed Ms. Hutchins and wounded Mr. Souza. Mr. Baldwin said he pulled back the gun’s hammer and let it go, and the gun went off. Mr. Baldwin also said he has been told it was “highly unlikely” he would face criminal charges.

Family of the crew have also waded into the mix. Thell Reed, the father of Ms. Gutierrez Reed who is also an armorer, or gun handler, recently gave an interview to ABC’s “Good Morning America” defending his daughter. He also told investigators to focus their efforts on Seth Kenney, who supplied props for the movie, including guns and ammunition, through his PDQ Arm & Prop LLC business, according to a sheriff’s search warrant affidavit.

The spokesman for the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Mr. Kenney’s assertions.

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