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Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in Rust shooting (Euronews)

Alec Baldwin charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. If found guilty, he could face up to 18 months ...

With charges filed on Tuesday, Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed will be issued a summons to appear in court, possibly by remote webcast. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set,” the statement said. But photos and videos from the Rust shooting depict the actor practising firing the weapon with his finger inside the trigger guard and on the trigger multiple times, prosecutors said.

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Manslaughter charge for Alec Baldwin in Rust set shooting (1 News)

Prosecutors have said that Baldwin's involvement as a producer and as the person who fired the gun weighed in the decision to file charges.

"Mr Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set," the statement said. Baldwin, also a co-producer on Rust, has described the killing as a tragic accident. Prosecutors will forgo a grand jury and rely on a judge to determine if there is sufficient evidence to move toward trial. They also cite several breaches of required safety-checks and protocols as the gun was loaded and provided to Baldwin. The manslaughter charge against Baldwin includes alternative standards and sanctions. Halyna Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during rehearsals at a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on October 21, 2021.

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Alec Baldwin Formally Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In ... (Outlook India)

Hollywood star Alec Baldwin and armourer Hanna Gutierrez-Reed have officially been charged in the 'Rust' fatal shooting case.

Halyna's death was initially ruled an accident but her family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Alec and others involved in the production of 'Rust'. Alec previously insisted that he did not pull the trigger when Halyna was shot back in 2021, but the FBI tested the weapon and later issued a report that concluded that it would not have fired if someone had not pulled the trigger. "On the day of the shooting alone, evidence shows that no less than a dozen acts, or omissions of recklessness, occurred in the short time prior to lunch and the time of the shooting, and this does not include the reckless handling of the firearm by Baldwin," so read a probable cause statement accompanying the charges.

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Alec Baldwin charged in "Rust" fatal shooting (CBS News)

Actor Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed are now both formally charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors in New Mexico say they both ...

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Alec Baldwin Charged with Manslaughter Following Rust Shooting (MovieWeb)

“The first rule of gun safety is never to point a gun at someone you don't intend on shooting," reads the affidavit. rust-baldwin ...

[Filming on Rust is due to continue](https://movieweb.com/rust-to-continue-after-criminal-charges/), with the movie "on track to be completed with Mr. [Rust](https://movieweb.com/movie/rust-2022/) will be released and distributed in the United States by The Avenue. According to a report via [Variety](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/alec-baldwin-hannah-reed-gutierrez-charged-rust-halyna-hutchins-1235501092/), Baldwin has been charged as both producer and actor on the project, with a statement of probable cause saying that Baldwin should never have aimed the gun at Hutchins. We will fight these charges and we will win.” Baldwin’s deviation from known standards, practice and protocol directly caused the fatal death of Hutchins.” “The evidence and statements documented in this affidavit confirm many instances of extremely reckless acts or reckless failures to act by Baldwin in a 10-day period.

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Prosecutors claim Alec Baldwin skipped firearm safety sessions and ... (Yahoo News)

Baldwin's deviation from known standards, practices and protocol directly caused the fatal death of Hutchins,” says the DA special investigator in a court ...

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Prosecutors claim Alec Baldwin skipped firearm safety sessions and ... (The Independent)

Baldwin's deviation from known standards, practices and protocol directly caused the fatal death of Hutchins,” says the DA special investigator in a court ...

[ a previous statement to The Independent, ](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/halyna-hutchins-alec-baldwin-lawyer-rust-b2265484.html)he said the decision to charge Baldwin “distorts Halyna Hutchins’ tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice.” “As the producer of a firearm intense film, evidence shows that Baldwin allowed, through acts or omissions, the hiring of inexperienced and unqualified (Gutierrez-Reed) for this production, failed to mitigate or establish more precautions to protect against (Gutierrez-Reed’s) inexperience, or failed to demand the minimum safety standards, protocols, and requirements on set,” Mr Shilling said. “A training session for at least an hour or more in length was scheduled, but the actual training consisted of only approximately 30 minutes as according to (Gutierrez-Reed), Baldwin was distracted and talking on his cell phone to his family during the training,” Robert Shilling, a special investigator for the Santa Fe district attorney’s office, said in the probable cause statement.

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Alec Baldwin officially charged for 'reckless acts' leading to shooting ... (Globalnews.ca)

In October 2021, Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed by a gun fired by Alec Baldwin on the set of 'Rust.' Writer and director Joel Souza was also injured in ...

It is unclear how the new charges will affect the movie’s plans to resume. As part of the settlement, Matthew Hutchins became executive producer of Rust, which was set to begin filming again this month. Baldwin has consistently denied responsibility for Hutchins’ death and said live rounds should never have been allowed onto the set. Lawyers for Gutierrez-Reed have also vowed to fight the charges, blaming Halls for not allowing her to use a plastic gun during the fatal rehearsal scene. “He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds,” said Baldwin’s lawyer. They wrote that Baldwin “was not present” for mandatory firearms training before filming began.

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Alec Baldwin charged for manslaughter over fatal shooting on 'Rust ... (Vanguard)

American producer, Alec Baldwin has been charged by Santa Fe County, New Mexico, district attorney's office with a crime in connection with the fatal ...

Both types of charge involve fourth-degree felonies. Halls has pleaded not guilty and entered a plea deal that is still pending approval. According to CNN, Alec Baldwin was formally charged on Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of Rust, the Santa Fe-area district attorney said in a statement.

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Alec Baldwin, film armorer to face judge for first hearing in February (KRQE News 13)

Baldwin's first appearance hearing is set to take place in a little over three weeks, at 10 a.m. on Friday, February 24. Gutierrez-Reed to make her first ...

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Alec Baldwin and 'Rust' armorer formally charged in fatal shooting (Today.com)

Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed have been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal “Rust” shooting of cinematographer Halyna ...

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Alec Baldwin has been formally charged in 'Rust' shooting (CNN)

Actor and producer Alec Baldwin has been criminally charged in connection with the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie "Rust," the Santa Fe County, ...

Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set,” Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nikas said in his statement. In interviews with CNN and ABC Baldwin has claimed he did not pull the trigger. [Carmack-Altwies told CNN earlier this month](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/entertainment/rust-movie-shooting-alec-baldwin-charges-decision/index.html) she would charge Baldwin and the film’s armorer with involuntary manslaughter, accusing them of failing to perform safety procedures that could have prevented the accident that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. “Gutierrez Reed was reckless in her responsibility to ensure set safety with the firearm. On Wednesday, the state announced a February 24 court date for the cases against Baldwin and Gutierrez Reed. “In New Mexico, no one is above the law and justice will be served.”

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Alec Baldwin scheduled for court on charges in set death (WOKV)

A New Mexico court on Wednesday scheduled Baldwin and film-set weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to appear by videoconference before Santa Fe-based ...

The 64-year-old actor has sought to clear his name by suing people involved in handling and supplying the loaded gun. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set,” the statement said. and provide a robust analysis of both of those separately.” 19 interview](https://apnews.com/article/alec-baldwin-rust-movie-shooting-charges-decision-8c76eddb8a6418419078903d24ec3813) that the set was "really being run pretty fast and loose" and Baldwin should have known there were previous misfires on the set and people had brought up safety concerns. Prosecutors will forgo a grand jury and rely on a judge to determine if there is sufficient evidence to move toward trial. Halls also is scheduled for a first-appearance in New Mexico court later this month. Baldwin was [pointing a pistol at Hutchins](https://apnews.com/30268d9cec10858ccf6bfdf395d0e586) when the gun went off, killing her and wounding the director, Joel Souza. She also highlighted Baldwin as the person "that held the gun, that pointed the gun and that pulled the trigger." [Hutchins](https://apnews.com/article/halyna-hutchins-cinematographer-dead-d5e1671e61d7b38e225489680f3f1901) died shortly after being wounded during rehearsals at a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on Oct. A New Mexico court on Wednesday scheduled Baldwin and film-set weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to appear by videoconference before Santa Fe-based District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer in late February, leaving several weeks before the defendants may provide a formal response to felony charges. “Mr. Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nikas declined to comment Tuesday and referred to a previous statement in which he called the charges a “terrible miscarriage of justice” that he and his client would fight and win.

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Prosecutors claim Alec Baldwin skipped firearm safety sessions and ... (Yahoo News)

Baldwin's deviation from known standards, practices and protocol directly caused the fatal death of Hutchins,” says the DA special investigator in a court ...

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Alec Baldwin to make first US court appearance on February 24 (Yahoo Movies UK)

The actor faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter in relation to the incident on the set of the film Rust.

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Alec Baldwin to make first US court appearance on February 24 (Rhyl Journal)

The actor faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter in relation to the incident on the set of the film Rust.

“Baldwin’s deviation from known standards, practice and protocol directly caused the fatal death of Hutchins.” In a statement of probable cause, filed along with the charges, the DA claimed Baldwin’s “reckless deviation from known standards and practice and protocol” directly caused the fatal shooting. The statement added that on the day of the shooting, there were “no less than a dozen acts, or omissions of recklessness” on the set in the period prior to the incident.

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Alec Baldwin charged over 'Rust' set death (The Sun Daily)

ACTOR Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were charged yesterday with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of cin...

Robert Shilling, an investigator for the district attorney’s office, explained the ways that prosecutors contend the actor had acted carelessly on set. Baldwin’s case is remarkable in that there is little or no precedent for a Hollywood actor to face criminal charges for an on-set shooting. While Baldwin and his representatives have yet to comment publicly on the charges, in a television interview last year, he stated that “someone is responsible for what happened, and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me.”

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