According to a newly released search warrant, detectives are searching an Albuquerque business that supplied ammunition used on the "Rust" movie set where actor, Alec Baldwin, was given a loaded gun that discharged, killing the director of photography.Court records show Santa Fe Sheriff’s deputies found other live ammunition on the set where cinemaphotographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot in October. According to the warrant, Seth Kenney who owns PDQ Arm and Prop in Albuquerque contacted deputies in late October and told them he suspected the live ammunition on the set might have been "handmade reloaded rounds" that he got years ago from a friend. The warrant goes on to state that earlier this month, Thell Reed, contacted deputies with information on the ammunition.Reed is the father of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed who was the armorer on the "Rust" movie set. Reed told deputies that he worked with Kenney on a movie set during the August/September time frame. He said during production there was training provided to the actors for live fire with firearms, conducted at a firearms range.Reed said Kenney had asked him to bring live ammo in the event they ran out of what was supplied. He said he brought an "ammo can" with live ammunition that was "not factory-made rounds" saying there were 200-300 rounds in the can. After production ended, the warrant states that Reed said Kenney took the ammo can and the remaining ammunition in the can back to New Mexico. Reed told investigators that the can still had a .45 caliber colt ammunition in it. He said after several attempts to get it back from Kenney, Kenney told him to "write it off."The warrant states that Reed told investigators this ammunition may match what was found on the "Rust" set.Sister station KOAT's legal expert John Day said this is a huge step forward in the investigation. "From a law enforcement perspective, they're getting closer, literally to the smoking gun. The investigation is unfolding. It's probably not the last we've seen off of search warrants and more information coming in."
According to a newly released search warrant, detectives are searching an Albuquerque business that supplied ammunition used on the "Rust" movie set where actor, Alec Baldwin, was given a loaded gun that discharged, killing the director of photography.
Court records show Santa Fe Sheriff’s deputies found other live ammunition on the set where cinemaphotographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot in October.
According to the warrant, Seth Kenney who owns PDQ Arm and Prop in Albuquerque contacted deputies in late October and told them he suspected the live ammunition on the set might have been "handmade reloaded rounds" that he got years ago from a friend.
The warrant goes on to state that earlier this month, Thell Reed, contacted deputies with information on the ammunition.
Reed is the father of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed who was the armorer on the "Rust" movie set.
Reed told deputies that he worked with Kenney on a movie set during the August/September time frame. He said during production there was training provided to the actors for live fire with firearms, conducted at a firearms range.
Reed said Kenney had asked him to bring live ammo in the event they ran out of what was supplied. He said he brought an "ammo can" with live ammunition that was "not factory-made rounds" saying there were 200-300 rounds in the can.
After production ended, the warrant states that Reed said Kenney took the ammo can and the remaining ammunition in the can back to New Mexico. Reed told investigators that the can still had a .45 caliber colt ammunition in it.
He said after several attempts to get it back from Kenney, Kenney told him to "write it off."
The warrant states that Reed told investigators this ammunition may match what was found on the "Rust" set.
Sister station KOAT's legal expert John Day said this is a huge step forward in the investigation.
"From a law enforcement perspective, they're getting closer, literally to the smoking gun. The investigation is unfolding. It's probably not the last we've seen off of search warrants and more information coming in."
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