Not all of them are lethal, but Sheriff Adam Mendoza believes some will prove to be real bullets.
Blanks have explosive powder in them but no slug, so they create a bang, smoke, and fire, but should launch no projectile.
“We suspect there were other live rounds that were found on the set,” Mendoza added.
“There was other ammunition in the gun that we believe was fired by Mr. Baldwin,” Mendoza added, although he did not clarify whether that ammunition was also real bullets or merely blank charges.
Mendoza, however, was straightforward about what they believe killed Hutchins and wounded writer-director Joel Souza: “We would consider it a live round.
He said detectives are looking into rumors that some members of the crew were using the prop guns to engage in target practice, which may have introduced the live round to the set, but he could not confirm that was the case.
Witness statements indicate Baldwin was told by a crew person that the prop was a “cold gun” that could not actually fire.
I’m not commenting on charges, whether they will be filed or not, and on who.
For now, the sheriff said all signs point to a real bullet as the cause of Hutchins’ death.
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