The projectile, “apparently the same round” that killed Hutchins, is suspected to be a live round, but sheriff Mendoza said that cannot be confirmed until it undergoes further testing.Ībout 500 rounds of ammunition have been recovered from the set, the sheriff said, adding it is still too early to say if criminal charges will be filed. Santa Fe county sheriff Adan Mendoza and Santa Fe district attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies held a press conference on Wednesday and revealed a “lead projectile” was recovered from the director’s shoulder. Halyna Hutchins died after actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun on the set of Western movie Rust in New Mexico.ĭirector Joel Souza was also injured, though he is now recovering after leaving hospital. Bullet suspected to have killed cinematographer on Alec Baldwin film recoveredĪ “lead projectile” believed to have been fired from the gun used on the film set where a cinematographer was killed has been recovered, a county sheriff has said.
