‘Rust’ Assistant Director Says Alec Baldwin Didn’t Pull Trigger Of Gun That Fired Fatal Shot, Attorney Tells ‘Good Morning America’ - Deadline

The attorney for Rust assistant director David Halls said that his client insisted that Alec Baldwin did not pull the trigger on the gun that discharged on the set of the movie, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring the movie’s director.

On Good Morning America, Halls’ attorney Lisa Torraco said, “Dave has told me since the very first day I met him that Alec did not pull that trigger.

Torraco would not say whether it was Halls who handed the gun to Baldwin, but said that her client called it a “freak, awful accident.” She said that she would be “shocked” if criminal charges are filed against him