FBI forensics found that the revolver, after the shot from which the operator Galina Hatchins died, “could not shoot without pressing the trigger.” This is reported by ABC News, referring to the report of forensics.
The F.lli Pietta revolver, used on the set of the film “Rust” as a props, could not shoot half or a quarter when curling the trigger, the report says.
The forensic scientists noted that with an unbelievable trigger with a charged cartridge, the weapon could blow up the capsule “without pressing the trigger with a direct hit on the trigger”, which is normal for this type of revolver.
Alek Baldwin, who was holding a revolver on the set of Rust, said that he did not know how the combat cartridge was on the site, and he himself did not press the trigger. “I would never instruct anyone weapons and would not have pressed the trigger, never,” Baldwin said in December 2021.
ABC News also cited the results of a forensic medical examination. Experts came to the conclusion that Galina Khatchins died due to an accident. They did not find any convincing evidence that the revolver used on the set was deliberately charged with combat cartridges.
Representatives of Baldwin and Hannah Gutierres Reed, who was responsible for weapons on the set of “rust” until it was commented on.