BREAKING: ‘Complacency On This Set’: Authorities Detail Baldwin Shooting, Recover Bullet

Authorities in New Mexico said in a press conference Wednesday that they think there was “complacency” on the set of a movie, where actor Alec Baldwin shot dead a cinematographer.

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza also said a lead projectile, which police consider to be a bullet, was recovered from the shoulder of director Joel Souza, who was wounded in the shooting.

“I think there was some complacency on this set, and I think there are some safety issues that need to be addressed by the industry and possibly by the state of New Mexico, but I’ll leave that up to the industry and the state as to what those need to be,” Mendoza said.  Mendoza added that there is no footage of the actual shooting.

During the shooting of “Rust,” Baldwin fired a gun he thought to be “cold,” meaning unloaded. The projectile hit Halyna Hutchins, who died on the way to the hospital.

At the press conference, District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said it is too early to decide if criminal charges will be filed in the shooting.

The “complacency” comment comes after some on the set said live ammo was used after shooting for target practice. “We have recovered what we believe to be possible additional live rounds on set,” he said.

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