The director of the film Rust has been seen for the first time since his release from hospital following the fatal shooting of his camerawoman, Halyna Hutchins.
Joel Souza, 48, looked distraught as he sat in a car in Palo Alto, California with a female companion.
Souza, who was shot in the shoulder in Thursday's tragedy, was released from the Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe on Friday.
On Tuesday he was seen near his San Francisco home, holding his head in his hands in the passenger seat ahead of a press conference scheduled for Wednesday, at which more details of the accident will be revealed.
Joel Souza, 48, was seen on Tuesday near his San Francisco home with his head in his hands. The California-born director of Rust was shot in the shoulder on Thursday in a shooting that killed camerawoman Halyna Hutchins, 42
Souza was in the passenger seat of the car in Palo Alto, with an unnamed woman, on Tuesday
He was seen on Tuesday frequently rubbing his eyes, visibly upset. On Wednesday a press conference will be held to discuss the latest findings from the investigation
Souza was released from hospital on Friday, a day after the shooting on the set of the Western film
The director was seen wearing a face mask on Tuesday, putting it to wear outside the vehicle
Hutchins, 42, died of her injuries when Alec Baldwin, star of the Western film, shot her dead in rehearsals. He had been told that it was a 'cold gun' - one which did not have live rounds.
Souza, the director of Rust, is seen in November 2019 at the New York screening of his film Crown Vic
Souza told investigators with Santa Fe County Sheriff's office that he heard 'what sounded like a whip and then a loud pop.'
He noticed Hutchins grabbing her midsection as she stumbled backward.
She 'was assisted to the ground' by other crew members and Reid Russell, a camera operator, recalled Hutchins saying she could not feel her legs.
Souza on Saturday issued a statement, saying: 'I am gutted by the loss of my friend and colleague, Halyna.
'She was kind, vibrant, incredibly talented, fought for every inch and always pushed me to be better. My thoughts are with her family at this most difficult time.
'I am humbled and grateful by the outpouring of affection we have received from our filmmaking community, the people of Santa Fe, and the hundreds of strangers who have reached out….. It will surely aid in my recovery.'
On Wednesday Mary Carmack-Altwies, the District Attorney for the First Judicial district, will provide further information, alongside Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza.
Significant questions remain as to how live ammunition was allowed onto the set, and how Baldwin was mistakenly given a 'hot' gun.
'We haven't ruled out anything,' said Carmack-Altwies, speaking on Tuesday to The New York Times about possible charges.
'Everything at this point, including criminal charges, is on the table.'
Carmack-Altwies told the paper that the investigation was focusing on ballistics in an effort to determine what kind of round was in the gun that killed Hutchins.
'There were an enormous amount of bullets on this set, and we need to find out what kinds they were,' said Carmack-Altwies.
Detectives said that they recovered three revolvers, spent casings and ammunition — in boxes, loose and in a fanny pack.
Carmack-Altwies took issue with descriptions of the firearm used in the incident as 'prop-gun,' saying that the terminology, which is used in some of the court documents related to the case, could give the misleading impression that it was not a real gun.
'It was a legit gun,' she said.
'It was an antique-era appropriate gun.'
Sources told TMZ on Saturday that the gun had been used by the crew off-set for target practice - an allegation that, if confirmed, will raise serious questions about the protocols on set.
According to a search warrant filed in a Santa Fe court, the gun given to Baldwin was one of three that the film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, had set on a cart outside the wooden structure where a scene was being acted.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was seen for the first time as she paced outside her home on Monday, October 25
The rookie armorer was snapped deep into a phone conversation outside her home
A search warrant released Friday said that armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed (left) laid out three prop guns on a cart outside the filming location, and assistant director Dave Halls (right) grabbed the gun from the cart and brought it inside to Baldwin
An aerial view of the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, where the movie was being filmed
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot with a prop gun fired by actor Alec Baldwin on the movie set in New Mexico on Thursday
Gutierrez removed a shell casing from the gun after the shooting, and she turned the weapon over to police when they arrived, the court records say.
Baldwin, 63, has spoken of his devastation at the accident. He has been seen comforting Hutchins's husband and son
Gutierrez, 24, appeared on the 'Voices of the West' podcast last month where she admitted she was initially reluctant about her abilities.
'I just finished up working on 'The Old Way' with Nicolas Cage, his very first Western,' she told the podcast.
'It was also my first time being head armorer as well.
'You know, I was really nervous about it at first and I almost didn't take the job because I wasn't sure if I was ready. But doing it, it went really smoothly.'
Her father, Thell Reed, is also a well-known Hollywood armorer.
Yet on Tuesday, The Wrap reported that there were multiple complaints made about her after she discharged weapons without warning and infuriated Cage.
Stu Brumbaugh, who served as key grip on the film said that Gutierrez failed to follow basic gun safety protocols like announcing the arrival and usage of weapons onto the set.
After firing a gun near the cast and crew for a second time in three days without warning, Brumbaugh said that Cage yelled at her: 'Make an announcement, you just blew my f****** eardrums out!'
Cage then stormed off set.
'I told the AD, 'She needs to be let go,' said Brumbaugh.
'After the second round I was pissed off. We were moving too fast. She's a rookie.'
Production of the film has stopped now in light of the tragedy. The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department is investigating and 'collecting evidence', a spokesman said on Friday
Baldwin and Hutchins (circled) are pictured together on the set of Rust, in an image that she uploaded to Instagram two days before the fatal shooting
Brumbaugh also claimed that she tucked pistols under her armpits and carried rifles in each hand, and aimed firearms at people.
Gutierrez has not commented, and has deleted her social media profiles.
She was seen on Monday outside her home in Arizona, deep in conversation.
On Tuesday her landlady at the rundown property she lives in in Bullhead City, Arizona, told Fox News that she wanted her out of the house.
'I remember her because she had blonde hair then,' a neighbor told Fox.
'She shared the place with other youngsters. They were coming and going all the time and the place is a wreck. I can't imagine what it's like inside.'
Questions were also being asked about the actions of the assistant direction.
Audio of the 911 call, released on Friday, showed the
