{"id":22474,"date":"2024-01-20T07:48:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T02:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/alec-baldwin-charged-again-over-fatal-shooting-on-rust-film-set-us-news\/"},"modified":"2024-01-20T07:48:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T02:18:13","slug":"alec-baldwin-charged-again-over-fatal-shooting-on-rust-film-set-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/alec-baldwin-charged-again-over-fatal-shooting-on-rust-film-set-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Alec Baldwin charged again over fatal shooting on Rust film set | US News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Alec Baldwin has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter after the death of a producer on the set of Rust – the second time he has been charged.<\/p>\n

The Grand Jury indictment was filed in Santa Fe, New Mexico, today over the death of Halyna Hutchins, who died after a prop gun, held by Baldwin<\/strong>, went off on set in October 2021.<\/p>\n

New forensic tests have concluded Baldwin, 65, would have had to pull the trigger to fire the live round – a finding matched by a previous FBI test – but he has said he only pulled back the hammer.<\/p>\n

Responding to the indictment, the actor’s lawyers said “we look forward to our day in court”.<\/p>\n

All criminal charges were dropped<\/strong> in April last year based on evidence the hammer – the part of a revolver that gets pulled back to build momentum before firing – might have been modified, allowing it to be shot without the trigger being pulled.<\/p>\n

They later began considering<\/strong> whether to refile a charge in light of the new analysis <\/strong>which relied on replacement parts to reassemble the pistol after it was broken during FBI testing.<\/p>\n

The new report states: “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.”<\/p>\n

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The earlier FBI analysis found – as is common with this type of firearm – the gun could go off without pulling the trigger if force were applied to an uncocked hammer.<\/p>\n

This could be done by dropping the weapon, for example.<\/p>\n

The only way analysts could get it to fire was by striking the gun with a mallet while the hammer was down and resting on the cartridge, or by pulling the trigger while it was fully cocked.<\/p>\n

The gun eventually broke during testing.<\/p>\n

‘Always sought truth’<\/strong><\/p>\n

There have been a series of civil lawsuits since the shooting, including wrongful death claims filed by members of Mrs Hutchins’ family.<\/p>\n

These claims centre on accusations the defendants were lax with safety standards – though Baldwin and other defendants have disputed those allegations.<\/p>\n

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Gloria Allred, a lawyer for Mrs Hutchins’ family, said her clients have “always sought the truth”.<\/p>\n

“They continue to seek the truth in our civil lawsuit for them and they also would like there to be accountability in the criminal justice system,” she said.<\/p>\n

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“We are looking forward to the criminal trial, which will determine if he should be convicted for the untimely death of Halyna.”<\/p>\n

The movie set’s weapons supervisor, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering in the case, with her trial scheduled to begin in February.<\/p>\n

Filming resumed last year in Montana after an agreement with the cinematographer’s widower Matthew Hutchins made him an executive producer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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