it's a tough blow. it's a tough blow to our craft. >> reporter: and now, a past allegation of unsafe practices emerging about assistant director dave halls, who authorities say handed baldwin the weapon. a producer for the movie "freedom's path" telling abc news, halls was fired from a previous film set in 2019, when a different prop gun unexpectedly discharged, injuring a crew member. abc news has reached out to halls for comment, but has not heard back. according to search warrants, baldwin was preparing for a scene in this church when halls handed him the colt revolver and yelled "cold gun" to indicate it wasn't loaded. baldwin was rehearsing, "pointing the revolver towards the camera lens" as hutchins and souza stood behind the camera. >> we need some help. our director and our camerawoman has been shot. >> reporter: one crew member who witnessed the shooting telling investigators he "was not sure why the firearm was discharged and just remembered the loud bang." and tonight, "the daily mail" publishing these new photos of the armorer