BREAKING: Prosecutors will seek involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed in the 2021 deadly shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
SANTA FE, N.M. — Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will each be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2021 fatal shooting on the New Mexico set of the film"Rust," officials said Thursday.
"After a thorough review of the evidence and the laws of the state of New Mexico, I have determined that there is sufficient evidence to file criminal charges against Alec Baldwin and other members of the 'Rust' film crew," Carmack-Altwies said in a statement."On my watch, no one is above the law, and everyone deserves justice."
Souza reportedly told investigators that Baldwin was sitting in a pew in the area's church practicing his cross draw, facing the camera and crew and pointing the revolver toward the camera lens, when the shooting occurred, according to a search warrant affidavit. The attorney for"Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was in charge of guns and ammunition on the set, has previously said that his client had no idea where the live rounds came from and was not in the church where the rehearsal was taking place.
The warrant authorized the search of an Albuquerque prop house, PDQ Arm and Prop LLC, owned by Seth Kenney. Kenney reportedly told detectives that he was hired to supply"Rust" with guns, as well as dummy rounds and blanks, according to the search warrant affidavit.
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