‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry I’m sorry.’ Documents reveal new details about ‘Rust’ shooting
LA TimesNew footage from the set of “Rust” shows actor and producer Alec Baldwin drawing a revolver from a holster in his jacket and brandishing the gun toward the camera. According to Sheriff Adan Mendoza, “various components of the investigation remain outstanding including FBI firearm and ballistic forensics along with DNA and latent fingerprint analysis, Office of the New Mexico Medical Examiner findings report and the analysis of Mr. Alec Baldwin’s phone data extracted by Suffolk County sheriff’s investigators.” “Once these investigative components are provided to the Sheriff’s Office we will be able to complete the investigation to forward it to the Santa Fe district attorney for review,” Mendoza said. “Hannah also advised what she thought Sarah meant by ‘bad’ was live ammunition.” In the days leading up to the shooting, Gutierrez Reed expressed concern about how prepared Baldwin would be for his shooting scene. Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nikas said in a statement that the new information provided “demonstrates, once again, that Mr. Baldwin acted responsibly and did not have control over any production issues that were identified in the OSHA report.” In an interview with the sheriff’s office, Baldwin said that he attended firearms practice on Oct. 12 and that Gutierrez Reed was present during that practice. Gutierrez Reed has denied bringing live ammunition to the “Rust” set, though the documents released by the sheriff’s office include summaries of text messages in which Gutierrez Reed discussed employing live rounds on an earlier project.