Alec Baldwin Facing Criminal Charges Over ‘Rust’ Shooting
Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged for his connection to the death of a cinematographer on the set of the film “Rust.” It was reported on Thursday that Baldwin is facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Hannah…
Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged for his connection to the death of a cinematographer on the set of the film “Rust.”
It was reported on Thursday that Baldwin is facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, armorer on the set, is also facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter.
The charges come after the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film.
Baldwin operated the gun that led to Hutchins’ death.
“You should not point a gun at someone that you’re not willing to shoot,” the district attorney for Santa Fe County, Mary Carmack-Altwies, told The New York Times.
She added, “That goes to basic safety standards.”
A lawyer for Baldwin, Luke Nikas, issued a statement responding to the charges.
“This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins’s tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice. Mr. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun — or anywhere on the movie set,” Nikas said.
The lawyer continued, “He relied on the professionals with whom he worked, who assured him the gun did not have live rounds. We will fight these charges, and we will win.”