During a shoot in October 2021, the actor opened fire with a weapon supposed to be charged with white balls, but one of them, very real, cost the director of the photography of photography .
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The American actor Alec Baldwin, author of a fatal shot on the set of the film Rust, in 2021, will be charged for manslaughter, announced Thursday, January 19, the prosecutor in charge of the case. The armor of the film Hannah GUTIERREZ-REED, who had manipulated the weapon, is the subject of the same charging chief, liable to 18 months in prison, specifies Mary Carmack-Altwies, procurement of the county of Santa Fe, in a Communiqué.
On October 21, 2021, this shooting in a new-mexic ranch turned into drama when Alec Baldwin opened fire with a weapon supposed to contain only white balls, but one of them, very real , cost the life of the director of photography Halyna Hutchins, 42, and injured the director Joel Souza.
“After a meticulous examination of the evidence and laws of new-mexic, I considered that there was enough evidence to initiate criminal proceedings against Alec Baldwin and other members of the shooting team Rust “, writes the prosecutor, adding that the charges of charges would be formally retained” by the end of the month “.
The actor’s lawyer denounced “a terrible miscarriage of justice”. “Mr. Baldwin had no reason to think that a real ball was in the weapon, or nowhere else at the set of filming.” In August, the 64 -year -old actor, known for the 30 Rock series , had said to expect that no one is charged, telling the CNN channel that they had a private detective to establish responsibilities in this case.