However, criminal charges are not off the table, she told The New York Times on Tuesday. 'We are not at that juncture yet,' said Carmack-Altwies about the possibility of bringing charges against any members of the 'Rust' crew. Mendoza said investigators are still collecting evidence and are not yet ready to determine if charges should be brought in the case. The others were a single-action revolver that may have been modified and a plastic prop gun that was described as a revolver. One is a long Colt revolver, which authorities believe is what was used in the shooting.
Other items collected from the set included clothing, accessories and three firearms. Evidence collected will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation crime lab in Quantico, Virginia, for analysis, he said. Mendoza declined to comment on how live rounds may have gotten on the set. Mendoza said 500 rounds were located on the set, which were a mix of blank ammunition, dummy rounds and, possibly, live rounds. The investigation has also turned up the gun and spent casing that is believed to have been used in the accidental shooting, said Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza during a joint news conference Wednesday with New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies.
