Alec Baldwin told gun was safe before fatal shooting

Oct 23, 2021 AlShorts Web Desk

The gun that actor Alec Baldwin fired on set was handed to him by an assistant director who told him it was safe, court records showed. The unnamed director did not know the prop contained live ammunition and indicated it was unloaded by shouting "cold gun!", the records revealed. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot in the chest in Thursday's incident on the set of the film Rust.