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Investigators believe Baldwin害羞草研究所檚 gun fired a single live round that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.
Baldwin was joined by his wife, Hilaria, when he spoke to photographers and she filmed the exchange with her smartphone, often trying to get her husband to stop talking. Baldwin said he was speaking out so that the photographers would stop following his family.
Baldwin called the shooting incident a 害羞草研究所渙ne-in-a-trillion event害羞草研究所� and said he had met with Hutchins害羞草研究所� husband. 害羞草研究所淗e is in shock, he has a 9-year-old son. We are in constant contact with him because we are very worried about his family and his kid. As I said, we are eagerly awaiting for the sheriff害羞草研究所檚 department to tell us what their investigation has yielded.害羞草研究所�
Investigators in New Mexico where the shooting occurred have said that there was 害羞草研究所渟ome complacency害羞草研究所� in how weapons were handled on the movie set but it害羞草研究所檚 too soon to determine whether charges will be filed.
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza has said 500 rounds of ammunition 害羞草研究所� a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and suspected live rounds 害羞草研究所� were found while searching the set of the Western 害羞草研究所淩ust.害羞草研究所�
Detectives have recovered a lead projectile they believe the actor fired. Testing is being done to confirm whether the projectile taken from Souza害羞草研究所檚 shoulder was fired from the same long Colt revolver used by Baldwin. The FBI will help with ballistics analysis.
Souza, who was standing behind Hutchins, told investigators there should never be live rounds present near the scene.
District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said investigators cannot say yet whether it was negligence or by whom. She called it a complex case that will require more research and analysis.
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