Investigators find over 500 rounds of ammunition at the Rust movie set.

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'I should have checked chamber but I didn't': Rust Assistant Director admitted to sheriffs that he handed prop gun to Alec Baldwin without making sure it was safe: Prosecutors say 'no one' has been ruled out of facing charges

Dave Halls told cops he only checked three of the gun's five chambers - one contained a live round
He admitted in his initial interview that he 'should have checked them all but didn't'
After the shooting, he marched the gun back to the armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and had her open it
That's when they realized there were four dummy casings and the spent shell of the live round Baldwin fired
Sheriffs said Wednesday that charges are 'on the table' for an array of people - including 63-year-old Baldwin
Investigators recovered 500 rounds total including blanks, dummies and live rounds
They didn't say how many of each type they found, but said they suspect other live bullets were fired
There were 16 people inside the church when the shooting happened, all of whom will be interviewed
Assistant Director Dave Halls and Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed both handled the gun before Baldwin
The firearm used was a Pietta .45 long colt revolver and was one of three taken from the set
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adam Mendoza said: 'There was some complacency on this set and there were safety issues'