The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed a cinematographer last week had been fired from a previous job after a gun went off on a set in Northwest Arkansas and wounded a member of the film crew, a producer said Monday.
The disclosure emerged as producers of Baldwin’s movie officially halted filming, and court records showed that investigators seized more than two dozen items from the set on the day after the shooting.
In an email statement to The Associated Press, a producer for the movie “Freedom’s Path” confirmed that Dave Halls was fired from the 2019 production after a crew member suffered a minor injury “when a gun was unexpectedly discharged.” The producer, who asked not to be identified by name, wrote that Halls “was removed from the set immediately.” Production did not resume until Halls was gone.
According to IMDb, as well as a source close to the situation, “Freedom’s Path” was filmed on location in Prairie Grove, Arkansas.
Halls’ firing from “Freedom’s Path” was first reported by CNN. Halls has not returned phone calls and email messages seeking comment.
(From Ozarks First/Associated Press)
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