The weapon used on set was in fact “a legit” working gun and more specifically “an antique-era appropriate gun,” though she provided no further details about the type of firearm.
The district attorney also clarified that while “prop gun” has been used to describe the firearm that killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, the terminology could be misleading. “It’s probably weeks, if not months, of follow-up investigation that we’re going to need to get to the point of charging,” she said. But Carmack-Altwies noted that it will still be some time before charges, if any, are filed.Īlec Baldwin Resolves to Not Let Negativity "Destroy" Him in 2022 After 'Rust' Shooting They are also looking at ballistics, in order to determine the type of round that was in the weapon. “Everything at this point, including criminal charges, is on the table,” she said Tuesday.Ĭarmack-Altwies confirmed that the investigation is ongoing and told the Times that detectives from the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office are focusing on who placed the ammunition in the gun. Speaking to The New York Times ahead of a planned press conference Wednesday, district attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said her office has not “ruled out anything” following last week’s shooting death of Rust’s director of photography, Halyna Hutchins. The Santa Fe County district attorney said the investigation into the fatal shooting on the set of Rustcould take weeks, if not months, and she had not ruled out criminal charges.