Alec Baldwin sues 'Rust' armorer, crew over fatal shooting of cinematographer on film’s set

The actor Alec Baldwin filed a lawsuit on Friday against several people associated with the film “Rust”—including its armorer and first assistant director—accusing them of negligence for giving him a loaded gun on the set that fired, killing its cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and injuring the director, Joel Souza, The New York Times reported.

His suit names Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the film’s armorer, who was in charge of handling guns and ammunition on set; Dave Halls, the first assistant director, who handed the gun to Mr. Baldwin that day and declared it safe; Sarah Zachry, the crew member in charge of props; and Seth Kenney, who has been described as the primary supplier of guns and ammunition to the film set.

Baldwin accuses them of not maintaining security on the set.

He refers to the evidence published by the FBI and the police.

It was reported earlier that the investigation closed the case of filming on the set of "Rust" with Baldwin.