Actor Alec Baldwin was formally charged in the fatal shooting that left cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead in 2021 on the set of “Rust” in New Mexico, officials said.
District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies filed charges (pdf) on Tuesday following months of speculation as to whether she had evidence that Baldwin showed criminal disregard for safety when a revolver with which he was rehearsing fired a live round that killed Hutchins. Set armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was also charged on Tuesday.
Baldwin was formally charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the alternative, court papers show.
A probable cause statement accompanying the charges, which names Baldwin as both an actor and producer on the movie, states: “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.”…