Assistant director says armorer handed gun to Alec Baldwin before fatal shooting of cinematographer

Published February 29, 2024 10:27 PM

By MORGAN LEE
Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Courtroom testimony from an assistant director in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin is providing new details about a final safety check on a revolver and exactly who handed the gun to the actor. Assistant director and movie safety coordinator David Halls provided a long-awaited account Thursday of the events leading up to the 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins on a movie set ranch. His sworn testimony may weigh significantly as prosecutors reconstruct the chain of events and custody of ammunition on the day of the shooting

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