Police Get Warrant to Search Alec Baldwin's Phone
by EG
Police are continuing their investigation of the shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin's latest movie in which the director of photography was killed. Authorities want to search Baldwin's phone for evidence that will help them determine who, if anyone, was responsible for the accidental shooting. Read on for details.
The Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office has issued a warrant to search Alec Baldwin’s cellphone amid the ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October, multiple outlets have reported.
Detective Alexandria Hancock and investigators requested the warrant to search for any evidence related to the Rust film production that could help in the investigation of the shooting that killed Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.
According to the Associated Press, the search warrant affidavit states that Hutchins’ phone was briefly searched and conversations about Rust were found beginning in July, as well as photographs of receipts from Santa Fe businesses.
Details from Baldwin’s interview with detectives are also reportedly shared in the affidavit, which states that Baldwin had shared emails with armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed discussing the different styles of guns and knives to be used for the production. Baldwin had reportedly requested a Colt revolver with a brown handle.
On Oct. 21, Baldwin — who also served as a producer on Souza’s low-budget western film — discharged a firearm on the set of Rust, in which a bullet hit and killed Hutchins, 42, and injured Souza in the shoulder.
During a sit-down interview with ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos in December, Baldwin walked through what happened in detail, noting that Hutchins had been guiding him in how to hold the gun for a particular camera angle and that she told him to begin cocking the hammer. “I pulled the hammer as far back as I could without cocking the gun,” Baldwin said. “I let go of the hammer and bang, the gun goes off.”
Get the rest of the story at The Hollywood Reporter.