Tag: shooting

‘Rust’ Armorer Lawyers Dismiss Claims Against Client After Alec Baldwin-Involved Shooting

Lawyers for “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed are pushing back against claims about her level of experience and asked why live ammunition made it onto the Alec Baldwin movie set before the Baldwin-involved shooting death of photo director Halyna Hutchins last month. “Never in a million years did Hannah think that live rounds could have been in…


Man Indicted on Murder Charge in Shooting of Postal Worker

COLLIER TOWNSHIP, Pa.—A former neighbor of a U.S. Postal Service worker has been indicted on a murder charge after he told authorities he thought the mail carrier had poisoned him and his family with cyanide, federal prosecutors said. Eric Kortz, 53, is charged with murder of a U.S. employee and firing a gun during a…


‘Rust’ Armorer’s Attorneys Allege ‘Disgruntled and Unhappy’ Individual May Have ‘Sabotaged’ Set

Attorneys representing “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed on Wednesday alleged that a “disgruntled and unhappy” individual may have intended to “sabotage” the set by replacing dummy rounds of ammunition with live rounds, leading to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Speaking to TODAY, attorneys Jason Bowles and Robert Gorence, who represent the 24-year-old armorer, explained that there…


Teen Arrested After Fatal Shooting at Councilmember’s Home

GILROY, Calif.—A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with a fatal shooting at a city councilmember’s Northern California home, where one person died and three other people were injured, authorities said Sunday. Benjamin David Calderon was taken into custody Saturday afternoon by a SWAT team after the late-night shooting in…


1 Dead, 3 Injured After Shooting at Home of California City Council Member

Police are investigating after a shooting early Saturday at a council member’s home in Gilroy, California, left one person dead and three people injured. Gilroy Police said in a statement that the department received a 911 call around 12:55 a.m. on Saturday reporting a shooting at the 400 block of Las Animas Avenue in Gilroy. Upon arriving…


‘She Was My Friend’—Alec Baldwin Mourns Cinematographer

Alec Baldwin has spoken publicly for the first time on camera about the cinematographer he fatally shot on the movie set of “Rust,” calling her a friend and saying he is in “constant contact” with her grieving family. “She was my friend,” Baldwin told photographers Saturday on a roadside in Vermont. “We were a very,…


‘Rust’ Armorer Breaks Silence on Alec Baldwin Shooting Incident

“Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed issued a statement to deny claims regarding the on-set shooting involving Alec Baldwin last week. Her attorneys, New Mexico-based lawyers Jason Bowles and Robert Gorence, said that there were rushed conditions on the low-budget film’s set, disputing claims that crew members used live ammunition for target practice. “Safety is Hannah’s number…


Mall Shooting Victim’s Family Hopes to Bring Body Home

BOISE, Idaho—A man who was killed in an Idaho shooting at a Boise mall on Monday was shopping for gifts for his family when he was wounded, family members said. Roberto Padilla Arguelles, 49, was a truck driver who lived part of the year in the southern Idaho city of Rupert and part of the…


Sheriff: Baldwin ‘Cooperative’ in Investigation

New Mexico authorities said Wednesday they have recovered a lead projectile believed to have been fired from the gun used in the fatal movie-set shooting. Investigators discussed their initial findings in the shooting in which actor Alec Baldwin fired a gun, killing a cinematographer and wounding the director. Testing is being done to determine whether…


Judge to Allow Men Allegedly Shot by Kyle Rittenhouse to Be Referred to as ‘Rioters’ During Trial

A Wisconsin judge has ruled the men allegedly shot by Kyle Rittenhouse can be referred to as “rioters,” but not as “victims” in the upcoming high-profile case. The case involves then 17-year-old Rittenhouse in the shooting deaths of two white men and wounding another after a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The demonstration…