{"id":911035,"date":"2021-10-22T18:29:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T22:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=911035"},"modified":"2021-10-22T18:29:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T22:29:23","slug":"report-rust-film-crew-complained-of-unsafe-working-conditions-prop-gun-misfired-multiple-times-before-fatal-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-rust-film-crew-complained-of-unsafe-working-conditions-prop-gun-misfired-multiple-times-before-fatal-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: \u2018Rust\u2019 Film Crew Complained Of Unsafe Working Conditions, Prop Gun Misfired Multiple Times Before Fatal Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-rust-film-crew-complained-of-unsafe-working-conditions-prop-gun-misfired-multiple-times-before-fatal-incident%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=911035&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A group of camera crew workers walked off the set of the western \u201cRust\u201d to protest working conditions hours before Alec Baldwin, who is starring in and producing the western, fatally shot one crew member.<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-actor-alec-baldwin-discharges-prop-gun-on-movie-set-killing-one-injuring-another-authorities-say\">shot and killed<\/a> director of photography Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on Thursday in an apparent accident involving a prop gun, according to authorities. For days prior, tensions had been building on the set of the film over crew concerns about unsafe working conditions, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2021-10-22\/alec-baldwin-rust-camera-crew-walked-off-set\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Six members of the camera crew walked off the set Thursday morning after days of complaining about long hours and low pay. Members of the crew were driving to the set at Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico, every morning from Albuquerque, a roughly 50-mile trip, despite being promised hotel rooms in Santa Fe. Hutchins was advocating for safer working conditions for the crew, one source told the Times.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, a group of nonunion workers showed up to replace the camera crew, who were members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCorners were being cut \u2014 and they brought in nonunion people so they could continue shooting,\u201d one person with knowledge of the situation told the Times. They also added that the prop gun that Baldwin killed Hutchins with had already misfired several times during shooting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a serious lack of safety meetings on this set,\u201d the person said.<\/p>\n<p>Baldwin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/alec-baldwin-releases-statement-after-fatal-prop-gun-incident-my-heart-is-broken\">said<\/a> in a statement on Friday that he was working with authorities investigating the incident, and offered his condolences to Hutchins\u2019 family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours. I\u2019m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred and I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna,\u201d Baldwin said in a pair of tweets sent out from the account of his nonprofit, the Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The Santa Fe Sheriff\u2019s Office released a statement on Thursday after the apparent accident, saying that the investigation is ongoing and that no charges had been filed. The statement said:<\/p>\n<p><em>Santa Fe County Sheriff\u2019s deputies were dispatched to the Bonanza Creek Ranch movie set of the<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of camera crew workers walked off the set of the western \u201cRust\u201d to protest working conditions hours before Alec Baldwin, who is starring in and producing the western, fatally shot one crew member.Baldwin shot and killed director of photography Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on Thursday in an apparent accident involving a prop gun, according to authorities. For days prior, tensions had been building on the set of the film over crew concerns about unsafe working conditions, according to the Los Angeles Times.Six members of the camera crew walked off the set Thursday morning after days of complaining about long hours and low pay. Members of the crew were driving to the set at Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico, every morning from Albuquerque, a roughly 50-mile trip, despite being promised hotel rooms in Santa Fe. Hutchins was advocating for safer working conditions for the crew, one source told the Times.At one point, a group of nonunion workers showed up to replace the camera crew, who were members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.\u201cCorners were being cut \u2014 and they brought in nonunion people so they could continue shooting,\u201d one person with knowledge of the situation told the Times. They also added that the prop gun that Baldwin killed Hutchins with had already misfired several times during shooting.\u201cThere was a serious lack of safety meetings on this set,\u201d the person said.Baldwin said in a statement on Friday that he was working with authorities investigating the incident, and offered his condolences to Hutchins\u2019 family.\u201cThere are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours. I\u2019m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred and I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna,\u201d Baldwin said in a pair of tweets sent out from the account of his nonprofit, the Hilaria and Alec Baldwin Foundation.The Santa Fe Sheriff\u2019s Office released a statement on Thursday after the apparent accident, saying that the investigation is ongoing and that no charges had been filed. The statement said:Santa Fe County Sheriff\u2019s deputies were dispatched to the Bonanza Creek Ranch movie set of the western \u201cRust,\u201d October 21, 2021, when an 911 caller reported a shooting on the set.The sheriff\u2019s office confirms that two individuals were shot on the set of Rust. Halyna Hutchins, 42, director of photography and Joel Souza, 48, director, were shot when a prop firearm was discharged by Alec Baldwin, 68, producer and actor.Ms. Hutchins was transported, via helicopter, to University of New Mexico Hospital where she was pronounced dead by medical personnel. Mr. Souza was transported by ambulance to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical center where he is undergoing treatment for his injuries.This investigation remains open and active. No charges have been filed in regard to this incident. Witnesses continue to be interviewed by detectives.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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