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Live bullet found in prop holster of actor Jensen Ackles on ‘Rust’ set, crime scene technician testifies

One of multiple live bullets found on the set of “Rust” by investigators of the 2021 fatal shooting was discovered in the bandolier of actor Jensen Ackles, according to crime scene technician Marissa Poppell.

One of multiple live bullets found on the set of “Rust” by investigators of the 2021 fatal shooting was discovered in the bandolier of actor Jensen Ackles, according to crime scene technician Marissa Poppell. Poppell disclosed the detail while on the stand during the second day of testimony in the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin, nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the New Mexico set of the Western film. Ackles, known for his longtime role on the series “Supernatural” and Amazon’s Prime Video’s “The Boys,” was on set the day Hutchins was killed and spoke to USA Today about the tragedy in a 2022 interview.

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