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<p>Actor Alec Baldwin was given a prop gun Thursday that was loaded with live ammunition on the set of <em>Rust </em>by the movie’s assistant director, who had told him that it was safe to use, according to an affidavit filed by investigators, news publications reported Friday, before Baldwin fired a shot that struck and killed the movie’s cinematographer and wounded the director.</p> 
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   <p>BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 07: Alec Baldwin attends the Comedy Central Roast of Alec <span>... [+]</span><span> Baldwin at Saban Theatre on September 07, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Comedy Central)</span></p> 
   
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 <p>According to the affidavit, which was filed by the Santa Fe County sheriff’s department in a court request for a search warrant, and was obtained by the Associated Press and The New York Times, an assistant director had grabbed one of three prop guns laid out by the movie’s armorer and informed the cast and crew that it was safe to use by yelling out, “cold gun.”</p> 
 <p>The assistant director “did not know live rounds were in the prop-gun,” according to the filing.</p> 
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  <p>Investigators confiscated the weapon Baldwin fired, his costume, which was stained with blood, and other prop guns and ammunition for the movie, according to the Associated Press.</p> 
   
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<p>The movie's assistant director handed the prop gun to Bladwin and 'did not know live rounds' were in it.</p>

Alec Baldwin Given Prop Gun Loaded With Live Ammo And Was Told It Was Safe To Use, According To Affidavit