The family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer accidentally shot by Alec Baldwin on a film set last year, criticized the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office for its unprecedented, unredacted data dump from its investigation into the incident.... The sheriff’s office said Tuesday it was complying with New Mexico laws, which require it to make public records available.... “ The potential consequences are disturbing given how information is misused on social media....

The family of Halyna Hutchins, a rising star cinematographer killed on the set of the western “ Rust, ” have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the film’s producers.... The bullet also struck director Joel Souza, who recovered.... The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Hutchins’ husband Matthew, an attorney who works out of the L.A. office of Latham Watkins, and their son Andros, in Santa Fe against Rust Movie Productions LLC., Baldwin, 3rd Shift Media and other producers of the film....

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza has said the gun contained more than one live round. Advertisement Sheriff’s investigators are still trying to determine how lead bullets ended up on the Bonanza Creek Ranch movie set near Santa Fe — a clear violation of industry-recognized safety protocols.... Mendoza said authorities recovered more than 500 rounds of ammunition, including blanks and dummies, from the set. The bullet that fatally wounded Hutchins also wounded the film’s director, Joel Souza

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Svetnoy, who was the chief electrician or gaffer, held Hutchins in his arms as she lay dying on the movie set.... Deputies seized more than 500 rounds of ammunition from the set of “ Rust, ” a low-budget period film set in 1880s Kansas.... “ Baldwin should have assumed that the gun in question was loaded unless or until it was demonstrated to him or checked by him that it was not loaded, ” the complaint said....

The suit was filed in Los Angeles because Svetnoy and at least one of the producers live in L.A. The bullet fired by Baldwin from a.45 Colt revolver “ narrowly missed him, ” according to Svetnoy’s suit.... Advertisement Santa Fe County Sheriff’s detectives are still investigating key details of the shooting, including who brought live ammunition onto the movie set — a violation of film production safety protocols — and who loaded at least one lead bullet into the revolver used by Baldwin.... A

Hannah Gutierrez confers with attorney Jason Bowles, left, in a courtroom at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M.on Thursday during opening arguments of her trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence.... They also alleged she tampered with evidence by giving a small baggie of “ suspected cocaine ” to a fellow crew member the night of the shooting.... Her defense attorneys countered that Gutierrez was being made a “ scapegoat ” for a variety of