Investigators offer new insight into the fatal shooting on the 'Rust' movie set

Investigators¹ offer new insight into the fatal shooting on the 'Rust²' movie set

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The sheriff's office in Santa Fe, N.M., has released dozens of photos, texts, video and documents last October's fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie Rust.

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Investigators in New Mexico are offering new insights into the fatal shooting last October of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie "Rust." The Santa Fe Sheriff's Office has now released dozens of photos, texts, videos and documents. NPR's Mandalit del Barco has more.

MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE⁴: The stockpile of evidence includes witness statements and video from deputies responding to the shooting on the "Rust" set.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

UNIDENTIFIED DEPUTY: Thirty-two Santa Fe. One female shot in the chest, male shot in the stomach. Request an air flight.

DEL BARCO: There are clips of actor Alec Baldwin rehearsing a scene inside a small church at Bonanza⁵ Ranch⁶. Wearing a cowboy hat, he pulls a gun from his coat and points toward the camera. It was during a rehearsal⁷ that the gun went off, killing⁸ cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. There's video of the medics attending to them before helicopter ambulances arrived.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

UNIDENTIFIED MEDIC: Deep breath - deep breath, Halyna.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Inaudible) - the gun shot off (ph).

DEL BARCO: Other videos recorded hours later show Baldwin talking to investigators.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

ALEC BALDWIN: It should have been a cold gun with no rounds inside or dummy⁹ rounds - cosmetic¹⁰ rounds, no flash. I take the gun out slowly. I try to cock the pistol. Bang. It goes off. She hits the ground. She goes down. He goes down screaming.

DEL BARCO: Santa Fe Sheriff Adan Mendoza says the evidence was released after a public records request. But he says investigators are still waiting for forensic¹¹ and ballistics reports from the FBI crime lab. Mendoza told "The Today Show" they're still looking into who's ultimately responsible.

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ADAN MENDOZA: I think there is - was complacency on the set. There was disorganization and a degree of negligence¹².

DEL BARCO: At issue is how live rounds of ammunition¹³ ended up in the gun Baldwin used on the set of "Rust." The newly released evidence includes text messages from crew members about how some guns had been discharged on set before the shooting.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE TODAY SHOW")

MENDOZA: Right now no one's come forward and admitted to bringing the live rounds onto the movie set.

DEL BARCO: New Mexico safety regulators documented complaints from crew members. And last week, they fined the "Rust" production team nearly $137,000 for safety violations¹⁴. Hutchins' husband has filed a wrongful death suit against Baldwin. The actor, who's also one of the film's producers, says he pointed¹⁵ the gun but didn't pull the trigger and didn't know it had live rounds.

On "The Today Show," Sheriff Mendoza was asked whether Baldwin could still face criminal charges.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE TODAY SHOW")

MENDOZA: It's too early to rule anything out right now. But I don't think anybody's off the hook when it comes to criminal charges.

DEL BARCO: Mendoza said that would be up to the district attorney's office.

Mandalit del Barco, NPR News.

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 rust   

n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退

参考例句：

• She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。
• The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 bonanza   

n.富矿带，幸运，带来好运的事

参考例句：

• Bargain hunters enjoyed a real bonanza today.到处买便宜货的人今天真是交了好运。
• What a bonanza for the winning ticket holders!对于手持胜券的人来说，这是多好的运气啊。

6 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

7 rehearsal   

n.排练，排演；练习

参考例句：

• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
• You can sharpen your skills with rehearsal.排练可以让技巧更加纯熟。

8 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

9 dummy   

n.假的东西；(哄婴儿的)橡皮奶头

参考例句：

• The police suspect that the device is not a real bomb but a dummy.警方怀疑那个装置不是真炸弹，只是一个假货。
• The boys played soldier with dummy swords made of wood.男孩们用木头做的假木剑玩打仗游戏。

10 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！

11 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

12 negligence   

n.疏忽，玩忽，粗心大意

参考例句：

• They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
• The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。

13 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

14 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

15 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。