'Our loss is enormous': Halyna Hutchins' husband speaks out after fatal prop gun shooting

THEY ARE REMEMBERING HER DOUG CALEN ADAM EGYPT MORTIMER TELLS ME HELENA’S FRIENDLINESS WAS UNLIKE ANYTHING HE’S EVER SEEN AND WHEN IT CAME TO HER TALENT AS A FILMMAKER, SHE WAS ONE OF A KIND. I MN,EA IT’S JUST UNBELIEVABLY SHOCKING ADAM EGYPT MORTIMER AT A LOSS FOR WORDS OVER THE DEATH OF HIS FRIEND. HELENA HUTCHINS. SHE’S ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO SORT OF IMMEATDIELY. HAD A KIND OF YOU KNOW, LIKE A KIND OF VIBE. I WAS LIKE, WHO IS THIS? COOL PERSON? I WANTO T NO MORE THE TWO AS PIRING FILMMAKERS MET AT A FILM FESTIVAL IN SPAIN THEIR MEETING SOON LED TO A SMALL MOVIE COLLABORATION WITH HELENA. SHE HAA AN ABSOLUTE COMMITMENT TO ART DO LIKE MAKING ART INTO LOVING ART? SO I FELT LIKE I COULD COMMUNICEAT WITH HER ON THIS. THERE’S REALLY SORT OF BEAUTIFUL LEVEL MORTIMER SAYS HE FOUND OUT ABOUT HELENA’S DEATH FROM A MUTUAL FRIEND AND TTHA HE’S BEEN IN COMPLETE SHOCK SINCE IT JUST IT DOESN’T MAKE ANY IT’S IT’S HARD. TO BEST SHE’S LIKE SOMEBODY THAT YOU THINK OF AS A RISING STAR ADDING THAT PROPUN G ACCIDENTS ON MOVIE SETS JUST DON’T HAPPEN. IT’S UNBELIEVABLE THAT SOMETHING KELI THIS COULD HAPPEN THAT I SAID, SOMETHING STOLEN SAFE. THAT IT WOULD LEAD TO A TRAGEDY LIKE THIS. WARNER SAYS HE AND SEVERAL OTHERS

The husband of a cinematographer fatally shot by a prop gun on a movie set in New Mexico is speaking out. Court records filed Friday say Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot and killed.The assistant director did not know the prop gun was loaded with live rounds, according to a search warrant filed in with the courts in Santa Fe.Records show Hutchins was shot in the chest, while director Joel Souza, who was standing behind her, was wounded. On Saturday, Hutchins' husband, Matt, posted a photo of his wife and their son on his Twitter account, along with a statement."Halyna inspired us all with her passion and vision, and her legacy is too meaningful to encapsulate in words," Matt Hutchins wrote. "Our loss is enormous, and we ask that the media please respect my family’s privacy as we process our grief. We thank everyone for sharing images and stories of her life."On Friday, Baldwin described the killing as a "tragic accident." Baldwin was performing at the time of the shooting, officials with the Santa Fe sheriff's office said. It was unclear how many rounds were fired, and little was known about the weapon."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’m fully cooperating with the police investigation," Baldwin wrote on Twitter. "My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna."Search warrants obtained Friday show the steps investigators took to document the scene at the ranch where the shooting took place. Documents note Baldwin's blood-stained costume for the film, "Rust," was taken as evidence, along with the weapon that was fired. Investigators also seized other prop guns and ammunition that were being used during the shooting of "Rust," a Western film starring Baldwin.The warrant also says there were three prop guns on a cart near where the crew was rehearsing. An assistant director grabbed one of the guns and handed it to Baldwin.That assistant director then said to the crew the term "Cold Gun" – which is a term used to let the crew know a gun with no live rounds was being used.At that point, the search warrant states Baldwin then fired the gun.Santa Fe County deputies on Thursday responded to Bonanza Creek Ranch where the movie was being filmed after receiving a 911 call saying someone had been shot.No charges have been filed. In a statement issued Friday, First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said the case is in the beginning stages of investigation.

The husband of a cinematographer fatally shot by a prop gun on a movie set in New Mexico is speaking out.

Court records filed Friday say Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before Halyna Hutchins, 42, was shot and killed.

The assistant director did not know the prop gun was loaded with live rounds, according to a search warrant filed in with the courts in Santa Fe.

Records show Hutchins was shot in the chest, while director Joel Souza, who was standing behind her, was wounded.

On Saturday, Hutchins' husband, Matt, posted a photo of his wife and their son on his Twitter account, along with a statement.

"Halyna inspired us all with her passion and vision, and her legacy is too meaningful to encapsulate in words," Matt Hutchins wrote. "Our loss is enormous, and we ask that the media please respect my family’s privacy as we process our grief. We thank everyone for sharing images and stories of her life."

On Friday, Baldwin described the killing as a "tragic accident." Baldwin was performing at the time of the shooting, officials with the Santa Fe sheriff's office said. It was unclear how many rounds were fired, and little was known about the weapon.

"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’m fully cooperating with the police investigation," Baldwin wrote on Twitter. "My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna."

Search warrants obtained Friday show the steps investigators took to document the scene at the ranch where the shooting took place. Documents note Baldwin's blood-stained costume for the film, "Rust," was taken as evidence, along with the weapon that was fired.

Investigators also seized other prop guns and ammunition that were being used during the shooting of "Rust," a Western film starring Baldwin.

The warrant also says there were three prop guns on a cart near where the crew was rehearsing. An assistant director grabbed one of the guns and handed it to Baldwin.

That assistant director then said to the crew the term "Cold Gun" – which is a term used to let the crew know a gun with no live rounds was being used.

At that point, the search warrant states Baldwin then fired the gun.

Santa Fe County deputies on Thursday responded to Bonanza Creek Ranch where the movie was being filmed after receiving a 911 call saying someone had been shot.

No charges have been filed. In a statement issued Friday, First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said the case is in the beginning stages of investigation.

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