Key takeaways:
- Alec Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed have been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
- Involuntary manslaughter is a criminal offense that involves the unintentional killing of another person due to recklessness or criminal negligence.
- The investigation into the shooting is ongoing and no further information will be released at this time.
Oscar-nominated actor Alec Baldwin and the film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, have been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie “Rust” in New Mexico.
The Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office announced the charges on Thursday, with District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special prosecutor Andrea Reeb issuing a statement that said the charges are expected to be filed by the end of the month. The film’s assistant director, David Halls, has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon.
The shooting occurred on the set of the Western movie “Rust” in New Mexico. Halyna Hutchins, a cinematographer, was fatally shot during the incident. The statement from the District Attorney’s Office said that the decision to charge Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed with involuntary manslaughter “distorts Halyna Hutchins’ tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice.”
Involuntary manslaughter is a criminal offense that involves the unintentional killing of another person due to recklessness or criminal negligence. It is punishable by up to three years in prison.
The District Attorney’s Office said that the investigation into the shooting is ongoing and that no further information will be released at this time. The families of Halyna Hutchins and Alec Baldwin have not yet commented on the charges.
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