Authorities investigating the fatal shooting on the Rust movie last month
are investigating whether recycled live ammunition may have made its way into a stash of dummy bullets on the set in New Mexico, according to court documents released on Tuesday. The documents include a search warrant for the premises of a local supplier of ammunition and movie props. The supplier told police he suspected that the live bullets found on the set may have been ‘reloaded ammunition’ that he got previously from a friend. Reloaded ammunition is made up of recycled components, including bullets. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza was wounded when a gun.
