The statement continued: “Safety is Hannah’s number one priority on set. Ultimately this set would never have been compromised if live ammo were not introduced. Hannah has no idea where the live rounds came from.

“Hannah and the prop master gained control over the guns and she never witnessed anyone shoot live rounds with these guns and nor would she permit that.

“They were locked up every night and at lunch and there’s no way a single one of them was unaccounted for or being shot by crew members.

“Hannah still, to this day, has never had an accidental discharge.”

After the shooting, Ms Gutierrez-Reed removed a shell casing from the gun and handed it over to the police when they arrived, court records said.