Alec Baldwin To Be Charged In Fatal Movie Set Shooting

The New York Times reports:

The actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for handling the gun that discharged on the set of “Rust,” killing its cinematographer, as will the movie’s armorer, who loaded the gun, prosecutors in New Mexico announced on Thursday.

He has long denied culpability, noting that he had been told the weapon he was rehearsing with on the set did not contain live ammunition. The film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was responsible for the guns on set, was also charged with involuntary manslaughter.

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