Baldwin ‘didn’t pull trigger’

Los Angeles – Alec Baldwin said he does not feel guilty for the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust, as he explained that he started cocking the gun that killed the cinematographer but did not pull the trigger.

“I feel that someone is responsible for what happened and I can’t say who that is. But I know it’s not me,” the US actor told ABC in his first interview since the tragedy in New Mexico in October.

“I mean, I honest to God, if I felt that I was responsible, I might have killed myself,” he said.

Baldwin was rehearsing a scene on the low-budget Western when the Colt .45 he was brandishing discharged a live round that struck Hutchins and director Joel Souza, who survived.

The former 30 Rock star said the criminal investigation should focus on discovering who had brought live rounds onto the set. “I don’t have anything to hide.” Baldwin said he had been told the gun was “cold” – industry lingo for a firearm containing no live ammunition – and had been instructed by Hutchins to point the gun in her direction.