Actor Alec Baldwin was usually careful with weapons on the film set of “Rust” before he allegedly shot and killed a photography director last week with a gun that he was told was safe, according to a camera operator cited in court records that were unsealed on Oct. 25.
Cameraman Reid Russell told officials that Baldwin was rehearsing a scene in which he draws his gun to point it at the camera. Russell said it wasn’t clear whether the gun was checked before it was given to Baldwin, according to the court documents.
