Alec Baldwin is charged with involuntary manslaughter for 2nd time over Halyna Hutchins’ fatal shooting on Rust set
A GRAND jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on charges of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins on a film set.
Baldwin, 65, was charged in the case in January 2023 but the charges were dropped three months later.
Hutchins, 42, was killed when the prop gun Baldwin used during the filming of Rust was discharged.
The shooting in La Cienega, New Mexico, also injured director Joel Souza.
"We look forward to our day in court," said Baldwin's attorneys, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, in a statement.
The Colt .45 used in the shooting was sent for more forensic testing last summer by special prosecutors, Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis.
The gun was reconstructed by experts Lucien and Michael Haag after it broke during FBI testing.
It was concluded that the Colt. 45 could have only been fired by the pull of the trigger.
"This fatal incident was the consequence of the hammer being manually retracted to its fully rearward and cocked position followed, at some point, by the pull or rearward depression of the trigger," read the report.
"Although Alec Baldwin repeatedly denies pulling the trigger, given the tests, findings, and observations reported here, the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver."
Baldwin - who is the main star in Rust and also served as the film's producer - has said several times that he wasn't responsible for Hutchins' death.
He said he was told the gun didn't have any live rounds and that there wasn't supposed to be any live ammunition on the set.
Hutchins' widower, Matthew Hutchins, filed a wrongful death lawsuit shortly after the shooting but it settled in October 2022.
The settlement provided insurance funds and a portion of the film's profits to help the Hutchins' son, who was nine when his mother was killed.
Matthew Hutchins has previously stated that he doesn't blame Baldwin for the shooting.
"I have no interest in engaging in recriminations or attribution of blame (to the producers or Mr. Baldwin)," he said at the time of the settlement.
"All of us believe Halyna’s death was a terrible accident. I am grateful that the producers and the entertainment community have come together to pay tribute to Halyna’s final work."
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