Alec Baldwin was charged by officials in New Mexico Thursday with Involuntary Manslaughter for the October 21st, 2021 shooting-death of a worker on the set of his film ‘Rust.’
#BREAKING: Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with 'involuntarily manslaughter' for fatal shooting of 'Rust' cinematographer in 2021, according to statement from the Sante Fe District Attorney. pic.twitter.com/FqguCiZvMu
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 19, 2023
“The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department has spent the last year investigating how live rounds made it onto the movie set. Armorer Hannah Guiterrez-Reed and assistant director Dave Halls were the only other crew members believed to have handled the gun that fired on set,” reports Fox News.
“Never in a million years did Hannah think that live rounds could have been in the ‘dummy’ round box,” one of Guiterrez-Reed’s lawyers, Jason Bowles, said in a statement shared with Fox News. “Who put those in there and why is the central question.”
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.