Alec Baldwin files lawsuit in deadly 'Rust' shooting - Reuters

Nov 11 (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin filed a suit connected Friday against the armorer and 3 different unit members implicit the deadly shooting connected the acceptable of the Western movie "Rust," successful which a weapon that Baldwin was utilizing during rehearsal killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Baldwin's suit was filed successful Los Angeles County Superior Court arsenic a transverse ailment stemming from a erstwhile suit successful which a antithetic subordinate of the unit named Baldwin and the others arsenic defendants.

It is 1 of galore pieces of litigation stemming from the calamity of Oct. 21, 2021, which is besides nether transgression probe and could effect successful New Mexico authorities charges.

Baldwin's transverse ailment names armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, archetypal adjunct manager Dave Halls, prop supplier Seth Kenney and prop maestro Sarah Zachry.

An lawyer for Gutierrez-Reed, Jason Bowles, said successful an email connected Saturday that, "Baldwin is liable for this tragedy."

Attorneys for Halls and Kenney did not instantly respond to requests for statements successful their clients' defense. Reuters could not find an lawyer for Zachry.

All 4 were besides named arsenic defendants on with Baldwin successful the archetypal suit filed by a publication supervisor who claimed the shooting caused her terrible affectional distress.

Baldwin's transverse ailment alleges negligence and seeks damages to beryllium determined astatine proceedings for the "immense grief" helium endures.

"This calamity happened due to the fact that unrecorded bullets were delivered to the acceptable and loaded into the gun, Gutierrez-Reed failed to cheque the bullets oregon the weapon carefully, Halls failed to cheque the weapon cautiously and yet announced the weapon was harmless earlier handing it to Baldwin, and Zachry failed to disclose that Gutierrez-Reed had been acting recklessly disconnected acceptable and was a information hazard to those astir her," Baldwin's transverse ailment said.

The suit was written by Luke Nikas, an lawyer for Baldwin who is with the steadfast Quinn Emanuel.

Hutchins was killed erstwhile a revolver Baldwin was rehearsing with during filming successful New Mexico fired a unrecorded circular that deed her and movie manager Joel Souza, who survived.

In a tv interview, the histrion said helium did not propulsion the trigger of the Colt .45 revolver and it fired aft helium cocked it.

An FBI forensic trial of the single-action revolver recovered it "functioned normally" and would not occurrence without the trigger being pulled.

Reporting by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Leslie Adler and Daniel Wallis

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