Alec Baldwin Reacts to Halyna Hutchins Death Says 'She Was My Friend'

Actor Alec Baldwin has spoken for the first time on camera about the fatal accident on the sets of Rust. While shooting, Baldwin's prop gun misfired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring the film's director.

On Saturday, Baldwin told photographers on a roadside in Vermont: "She was my friend. We were a very, very well-oiled crew shooting a film together and then this horrible event happened.” The video was distributed by TMZ. Baldwin added that he is in constant touch with Hutchins grieving family.

Baldwin was joined by his wife, Hilaria, when he spoke to photographers and she filmed the exchange with her smartphone, often trying to get her husband to stop talking. Baldwin said he was speaking out so that the photographers would stop following his family.

Baldwin called the shooting incident a one-in-a-trillion event and said he had met with Hutchins husband.

He said: “He is in shock, he has a 9-year-old son. We are in constant contact with him because we are very worried about his family and his kid. As I said, we are eagerly awaiting for the sheriff’s department to tell us what their investigation has yielded.”

Investigators in New Mexico where the shooting occurred have said that there was some complacency in how weapons were handled on the movie set but it’s too soon to determine whether charges will be filed.

District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said investigators cannot say yet whether it was negligence or by whom. She called it a complex case that will require more research and analysis.