"Lead projectile" recovered from director's shoulder after fatal shooting on Alec {NAME} film set, sheriff says

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - "Lead projectile" recovered from director's shoulder after fatal shooting on Alec {NAME} film set, sheriff says: Investigators said Wednesday that [there was "some complacency" in how weapons were handled on a movie set]( where Alec {NAME} accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer and wounded another person, but it's too soon to determine whether charges will be filed. Detectives have recovered a lead projectile they believe the actor fired last week.Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza also noted that 500 rounds of ammunition — a mix of blanks, dummy rounds and live rounds — were found while searching the set of the Western "Rust." 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