Serge Svetnoy, 63, the gaffer on the set, is the first crew member to take legal action against Rust Movie Productions LLC for the Oct.
The complaint names the film’s producers, armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, first assistant director Dave Halls, property master Sarah Zachry and weapons provider Seth Kenney as defendants, according to the newspaper.
The lawsuit described the chain of possession of people who handled the Colt .45 revolver and accused each person of failing to properly check the gun, the New York Times reported.
Svetnoy said he was standing 6 or 7 feet away from Baldwin on the set of the film at the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico as the crew prepared for a scene, The New York Times reported.
Svetnoy and Hutchins had been friends for more than five years and had worked together on nine film productions, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Santa Fe County Sheriff’s detectives are still investigating key details of the shooting, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The key medic, Cherlyn Schaefer, arrived within minutes, and she and Svetnoy rolled Hutchins over to inspect her wound, according to Variety.
Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys, Jason Bowles and Robert Gorence, had previously issued a statement that said safety was their client’s No.
Zachry and a lawyer for Halls, Lisa Torraco, did not immediately respond to requests for comment, according to The New York Times.
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