Alec Baldwin Says , He ‘Didn’t Pull the Trigger’, in Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting.<br />CBS reports that actor Alec Baldwin says <br />he never pulled the trigger on a prop firearm that <br />discharged on the Sante Fe set of the film 'Rust.' .<br />The incident on October 21 killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.<br />In an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, Baldwin said, , "The trigger wasn't pulled. I didn't pull the trigger.".<br />I would never point a gun at <br />anyone and pull the trigger, never, Alec Baldwin, via ABC.<br />I would never point a gun at <br />anyone and pull the trigger, never, Alec Baldwin, via ABC.<br />CBS reports that several lawsuits have been <br />filed in the weeks since the shooting, and <br />the investigation is still ongoing.<br />CBS reports that several lawsuits have been <br />filed in the weeks since the shooting, and <br />the investigation is still ongoing.<br />I think there was some complacency <br />on this set, and I think there are some <br />safety issues that need to be addressed <br />by the industry and possibly by the state <br />of New Mexico, but I'll leave that <br />up to the industry and the state <br />as to what those need to be, Adan Mendoza, Santa Fe County Sheriff, via CBS.<br />I think there was some complacency <br />on this set, and I think there are some <br />safety issues that need to be addressed <br />by the industry and possibly by the state <br />of New Mexico, but I'll leave that <br />up to the industry and the state <br />as to what those need to be, Adan Mendoza, Santa Fe County Sheriff, via CBS.<br />In one of the first public statements Baldwin <br />has made since the shooting, the actor broke <br />down while describing the late Hutchins. .<br />He said the incident was the worst thing <br />that has ever happened to him.<br />He said the incident was the worst thing <br />that has ever happened to him.<br />I mean even now I find it hard to <br />believe that. It doesn't seem real to me, Alec Baldwin, via ABC
