Alec Baldwin

Prosecutors accuse the actor of many "extremely reckless acts" as he is charged with an on-set death.

Mr Baldwin has previously denied responsibility for the shooting. They will be tried by a jury, according to prosecutors. A representative for Mr Baldwin declined to comment to the BBC on Tuesday. A lawyer for Ms Gutierrez-Reed said she "will fight these charges" and blamed Mr Halls for not letting her know that a real gun was to be used in the moment when the fatal shooting occurred. Ms Gutierrez-Reed has said she had checked that the rounds she loaded in the prop gun were dummies before it was handed to the film's assistant director Dave Halls, who then handed it to Mr Baldwin and told him it was an unloaded gun. If Mr Baldwin had performed mandatory safety checks with armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and not pointed the gun at Hutchins, the "tragedy would not have occurred", Mr Shilling argued.

Santa Fe District Attorney alleges Baldwin had shown 'wilful disregard' for the safety of others in days leading up to fatal on-set shooting of ...

“The evidence and statements documented in this affidavit confirm many instances of extremely reckless acts or reckless failures to act by Baldwin in a 10-day period,” the statement read. The statement said that on the day of the shooting, there were “no less than a dozen acts, or omissions of recklessness” on the set in the period prior to the incident. In a damning report, the DA alleged the actor had shown “wilful disregard” for the safety of others in the days leading up to the incident on the Rust movie set in New Mexico.

The district attorney alleged the actor had shown 'wilful disregard' for the safety of others in the days leading up to the incident on the…

The first charge can be referred to as involuntary manslaughter and requires proof of underlying negligence. The DA also said that Gutierrez-Reed was “inexperienced and unqualified” for the practice of lead armourer and “possessed no certification or certifiable training”. Both Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed will be “charged in the alternative” with the two counts of manslaughter, meaning that a jury would decide not simply if they were guilty, but under which definition of involuntary manslaughter they were guilty, the DA’s office said previously. Referring to the moments leading up to the shooting itself, the statement added that Baldwin had pointed the weapon at Ms Hutchins which was another deviation from protocol. The statement said that on the day of the shooting, there were “no less than a dozen acts, or omissions of recklessness” on the set in the period prior to the incident. In a report, the DA alleged the actor had shown “wilful disregard” for the safety of others in the days leading up to the incident on the Rust movie set in New Mexico.

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday for showing a "reckless" disregard for safety that led to the ...

Gutierrez-Reed has said she checked that the rounds were dummies before handing the gun to Halls and leaving the church due to COVID protocols. Gutierrez-Reed has said she brought two boxes of dummy rounds onto the set from a previous movie. A lawyer for Baldwin declined to comment. Preliminary hearings are typically scheduled within 60 days of charges being filed. Baldwin and set armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were each charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. An FBI test found live long Colt .45 rounds taken from PDQ in Albuquerque did not match those found at the movie set, including the round that killed Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza.

The Santa Fe District Attorney's Office has alleged Alec Baldwin's "reckless deviation from known standards", practice and protocol caused the fatal ...

The DA also alleges that Gutierrez-Reed was “inexperienced and unqualified” for the practice of lead armourer and “possessed no certification or certifiable training”. Referring to the moments leading up to the shooting itself, the statement added that Baldwin had pointed the weapon at Ms Hutchins which was another deviation from protocol. The statement said that on the day of the shooting, there were “no less than a dozen acts, or omissions of recklessness” on the set in the period prior to the incident.

Prosecutors filed the felony charges against the actor, who allegedly pointed a gun at Hutchins that went off and fatally shot her, on Tuesday (31 January), ...

“This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins’ tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice,” Baldwin’s lawyer, Luke Nikas, said when the charges were announced. An FBI report stated that the gun could not, however, have been fired unless the trigger of the .45-caliber revolver was pulled. Under the plea deal, he will get a suspended sentence and serve six months of probation.

'Reckless' Alec Baldwin MISSED one firearms training class, was distracted and talking on phone in second session and didn't carry out two safety checks before ...

'No one was - the gun was supposed to be empty. He has stated repeatedly he never pulled the trigger, and said it was a tragic accident - emphasizing that he relied on the firearms experts hired to be on set. I was told I was handed an empty gun. The gun goes off. 'The death of Halyna Hutchins is a tragedy, and all the more so because of its preventable nature. 'I never pulled the trigger. 'I let go of the hammer, bang. 'The gun was supposed to be empty. 'An actor's job is not to be a firearms or weapons expert. Baldwin and his wife Hilaria in New York City on Tuesday. Among the papers filed on Tuesday is a ten-page probable cause affidavit - divided into two sections. 'In New Mexico, no one is above the law and justice will be served.'

Baldwin's deviation from known standards, practices and protocol directly caused the fatal death of Hutchins,” says the DA special investigator in a court ...

[ a previous statement to The Independent, ](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/halyna-hutchins-alec-baldwin-lawyer-rust-b2265484.html)he said the decision to charge Baldwin “distorts Halyna Hutchins’ tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice.” “As the producer of a firearm intense film, evidence shows that Baldwin allowed, through acts or omissions, the hiring of inexperienced and unqualified (Gutierrez-Reed) for this production, failed to mitigate or establish more precautions to protect against (Gutierrez-Reed’s) inexperience, or failed to demand the minimum safety standards, protocols, and requirements on set,” Mr Shilling said. “A training session for at least an hour or more in length was scheduled, but the actual training consisted of only approximately 30 minutes as according to (Gutierrez-Reed), Baldwin was distracted and talking on his cell phone to his family during the training,” Robert Shilling, a special investigator for the Santa Fe district attorney’s office, said in the probable cause statement.

Actor and producer Alec Baldwin has been criminally charged in connection with the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie "Rust," the Santa Fe County, ...

Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set,” Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nikas said in his statement. In interviews with CNN and ABC Baldwin has claimed he did not pull the trigger. [Carmack-Altwies told CNN earlier this month](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/entertainment/rust-movie-shooting-alec-baldwin-charges-decision/index.html) she would charge Baldwin and the film’s armorer with involuntary manslaughter, accusing them of failing to perform safety procedures that could have prevented the accident that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. “Gutierrez Reed was reckless in her responsibility to ensure set safety with the firearm. On Wednesday, the state announced a February 24 court date for the cases against Baldwin and Gutierrez Reed. “In New Mexico, no one is above the law and justice will be served.”

A New Mexico court on Wednesday scheduled Baldwin and film-set weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to appear by videoconference before Santa Fe-based ...

The 64-year-old actor has sought to clear his name by suing people involved in handling and supplying the loaded gun. Baldwin had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set,” the statement said. and provide a robust analysis of both of those separately.” 19 interview](https://apnews.com/article/alec-baldwin-rust-movie-shooting-charges-decision-8c76eddb8a6418419078903d24ec3813) that the set was "really being run pretty fast and loose" and Baldwin should have known there were previous misfires on the set and people had brought up safety concerns. Prosecutors will forgo a grand jury and rely on a judge to determine if there is sufficient evidence to move toward trial. Halls also is scheduled for a first-appearance in New Mexico court later this month. Baldwin was [pointing a pistol at Hutchins](https://apnews.com/30268d9cec10858ccf6bfdf395d0e586) when the gun went off, killing her and wounding the director, Joel Souza. She also highlighted Baldwin as the person "that held the gun, that pointed the gun and that pulled the trigger." [Hutchins](https://apnews.com/article/halyna-hutchins-cinematographer-dead-d5e1671e61d7b38e225489680f3f1901) died shortly after being wounded during rehearsals at a ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on Oct. A New Mexico court on Wednesday scheduled Baldwin and film-set weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to appear by videoconference before Santa Fe-based District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer in late February, leaving several weeks before the defendants may provide a formal response to felony charges. “Mr. Baldwin’s attorney Luke Nikas declined to comment Tuesday and referred to a previous statement in which he called the charges a “terrible miscarriage of justice” that he and his client would fight and win.

In a statement of probable cause, filed along with the charges, Santa Fe District Attorney's office claimed Alec Baldwin's "reckless deviation from known ...

Both Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed will be "charged in the alternative" with the two counts of manslaughter, meaning that a jury would decide not simply if they were guilty, but under which definition of involuntary manslaughter they were guilty, the DA's office said previously. In a statement of probable cause, filed along with the charges, the district claimed Baldwin's "reckless deviation from known standards and practice and protocol" directly caused the fatal shooting. "The evidence and statements documented in this affidavit confirm many instances of extremely reckless acts or reckless failures to act by Baldwin in a 10-day period," the statement read. The statement added that on the day of the shooting, there were "no less than a dozen acts, or omissions of recklessness" on the set in the period prior to the incident. In a statement of probable cause, filed along with the charges, Santa Fe District Attorney's office claimed Alec Baldwin's "reckless deviation from known standards and practice and protocol" directly caused the shooting. In its report, the district attorney alleged the actor had shown "wilful disregard" for the safety of others in the days leading up to the incident and was not present for "mandatory" firearms training.

The Hollywood actor faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the incident on the set of the Rust movie in October 2021.

The second charge is involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act, which requires proof that there was more than simple negligence involved in a death. The statement added that on the day of the shooting, there were “no less than a dozen acts, or omissions of recklessness” on the set in the period prior to the incident. Alec Baldwin will make his first appearance in a US court over the death of Halyna Hutchins on February 24.