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The official decision for Alec Baldwin: The actor is accused of shooting a gun on the set of "Rust"

The official decision for Alec Baldwin: The actor is accused of shooting a gun

New Mexico's Santa Fe County District Attorney's office told foreign media yesterday that actor and producer Alec Baldwin has been charged criminally in connection with the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie "Rust." The charges against Baldwin and the gunman of the film's cast, Hannah Guiterrez Reed, include two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Lawyers for both defendants previously insisted that their respective clients are innocent.

The official decision for Alec Baldwin: The actor is accused of shooting a gun

District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies told CNN she would charge Baldwin and Guiterrez Reed with involuntary manslaughter, accusing them of failing to follow safety procedures that could have prevented the accident that killed the principal. cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Hutchins was killed by a live bullet fired from a stage gun held by actor Baldwin, who claims he did not pull the trigger.

The official decision for Alec Baldwin: The actor is accused of shooting a gun

As a result, director Joel Souza was also shot and injured. Baldwin has maintained that he was unaware that the gun he fired during the tests contained live ammunition. In a statement to CNN on January 19, his lawyer called the prosecutors' decision "a terrible miscarriage of justice." Luke Nikas said:

This decision distorts the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice. Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a real bullet in the gun, or anywhere on the movie set. He relied on the professionals he worked with, who assured him that the gun had no live cartridges. We will fight these charges and win.

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