Alec Baldwin spoke about the fatal accident on the sets of "Rust". Image Source: NME

Alec Baldwin has spoken for the first time on camera after the fatal accident that took place on the sets of "Rust" where Alec Baldwin’s prop gun misfired and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in the accident and the director was injured.

Alec Baldwin told the photographers on Saturday related to the incident, "She was my friend. We were a very, very well-oiled crew shooting a film together and then this horrible event happened". In the video, Alec also added that he is in "constant touch" with Hutchins' grieving family, and the video was distributed by TMZ.

His wife, Hilaria Baldwin, who accompanied the actor, said to the photographers that he had met Halyna Hutchins’ husband and describes the incident as a "one-in-a-trillion event". Alec Baldwin further added, "Halyna’s husband is in shock, he has a 9-year-old son. We are in constant contact with him because we are very worried about his family and his kid. As I said, we are eagerly awaiting the sheriff’s department to tell us what their investigation has yielded."

The police have not yet filed any charges and are conducting an investigation. After the incident, Alec Baldwin took to his Twitter to address the situation by tweeting, "There 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 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 Hutchins".

Alec Baldwin on the sets of "Rust" when the incident took place. Image Source: USA Today 

Following the tragic event, a Santa Fe sheriff's spokesperson told the AFP news agency that Mr. Alec Baldwin had spoken with detectives. "He came in freely and left after completing his interviews," the representative explained. In a statement, the attorneys for the armorer in charge of weapons on the film set where the event occurred stated that she did not know why live bullets were present. Through her representative, Hannah Gutierrez Reed stated, "If live ammo hadn't been included, this set would have never been jeopardized. Hannah is baffled as to how they live rounds got there."

Her remarks follow days of stories of safety failures on set, including claims that crew members used prop weapons for live-ammunition target practice on the day of the accident, a claim Hannah Guitierrez Reed rejected on Friday. "Hannah and the prop master gained control over the guns, and she never witnessed anyone shoot live rounds with these guns and nor would she permit that," the statement said. "They were locked up every night and at lunch, and there's no way a single one of them was unaccounted for or being shot by crew members."

Assistant director Dave Halls handed the gun to Baldwin, who worked as a producer and principal actor on the low-budget film. Dave Halls told detectives he hadn't completely checked the firearm before calling it "cold" (safe). Investigators in Santa Fe, New Mexico, said they had confiscated a quantity of ammunition from the set, some of which they suspect was life.

Hannah Gutierrez Reed's job as an armorer was "very challenging". Image Source: The Sun

Hannah Gutierrez Reed's lawyers claimed that none of the unintentional releases were her responsibility, and she presented a picture of a set where safety measures took a back seat to economic concerns. They claimed that manufacturing restrictions made Hannah Gutierrez Reed's job as an armorer "very challenging." Lawyers stated, "She battled for training, days to repair weapons, and adequate time to prepare for firing, but was ultimately overridden by production and her department. The entire set became unsafe owing to a variety of circumstances, including a lack of safety meetings. Hannah had nothing to do with anything."

Director Adam Egypt Mortimer expressed his sadness about Hutchins' death and his "indignation" that such an incident could occur on site. He said, "She was a tremendous talent who was fully committed to art and film." The International Cinematographers Guild described Hutchins’ death as "devastating news". "At this time, the circumstances are unknown, but we are attempting to learn more, and we support a thorough inquiry into this unfortunate event. This is a tremendous loss for our guild, and we lament the loss of a member of our family", the statement stated. 

The film's production will be on "hold" as legal investigations proceed, producers, stated in a letter to crew members acquired by The Associated Press on Sunday. "As we work through this dilemma, we've decided to put the show on hold at least until the investigations are finished," the letter stated. The hiatus was described by the producers as a "pause rather than an end"  to production, though no further details were released. Grief counseling is also available from the production firm.

According to a press announcement from British production company Montrose Pictures, Alec Baldwin narrated the documentary "Flint: Who Can You Trust?" has been postponed due to tragic events. The documentary about the Flint, Michigan water crisis is set to premiere in places such as Los Angeles and New York on Friday, with a digital release in November. A Kickstarter drive to expand the release was also put on hold. "We feel now is not the time to release 'Flint: Who Can You Trust?' because of our highest respect for all those touched by this awful event," director Anthony Baxter said in a statement, adding that the film will be repositioned "at a later date. 

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins lost her life due to the fatal accident on the sets of "Rust". Image Source: Radar Online 

In a statement, Maggie Goll, a prop maker with IATSE Local 44, said she filed an internal complaint with the executive producers of Hulu's "Into the Dark" over concerns about Dave Halls' behavior on set. In an email to The Associated Press on Sunday, Goll claimed Dave Halls violated firearms and pyrotechnics safety regulations and attempted to continue filming after a crew member "slipped into a diabetic fugue state."

Dave Halls failed to organize safety meetings and failed to notify the crew on the set of the presence of a firearm, according to her, during the filming of "Into the Dark." Dave Halls was reprimanded numerous times by the assistant prop master for dismissing the actors and actresses before they had returned their weapons to the props table, she recalled. She added, "The only reason the crew was made aware of a weapon's presence was because the assistant prop master that Dave acknowledge and announce the circumstance every day. As far as I know, nothing was done in response to my objections."

The fatal event should not have occurred, according to Goll, since "there are so many processes that you have to go through... that the probability of it ever getting there should be impossible."

Alec Baldwin's wife Hilaria Baldwin is speaking out about his mental state after a horrible occurrence rocked the Baldwin family. She expressed her concerns about his emotional state, saying that she fears he may have PTSD after unintentionally shooting cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his film 'Rust.' After speaking on camera for the first time since the deadly shooting, Hilaria delivered these remarks in a rare interview. With their six children, they have relocated to Vermont. Hilaria remarked, "I brought [Alec] up here because we have to mourn Halyna's death. Alec had a really traumatic thing happen, and I am trying to limit the PTSD".