American actor Alec Baldwin, perpetrator of a fatal shooting on the set of the film “Oxide” in 2021, he will be charged with involuntary manslaughter, a prosecutor announced Thursday. The gunwoman in the film, who handled the gun, faces the same charge, Santa Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said.
On October 21, 2021, this footage turned tragic when Alec Baldwin activated a gun that was supposed to contain only blanks, but whose very real projectile killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, and wounded director Joel Souza. .
Alec Baldwin always said he was sure his gun was harmless. The 64-year-old actor, notably known for the series 30RockHe also maintained that he had not pulled the trigger, a claim disputed by experts.
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The police investigation focused in particular on determining how live ammunition could be found on the set, which in theory is strictly prohibited, precisely to avoid accidents. Officers concluded that the gunsmith who fired the shots, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, planted the ammunition in the gun used by Alec Baldwin, instead of a fake bullet.
Also, news from heaven reported in November that a civil lawsuit filed by Mamie Mitchell, responsible for the smooth conduct of the shooting, was directed at Alec Baldwin, Hannah Gutierrez Reed and David Halls, the assistant director who gave the actor the gun.
The latter was also the subject of civil lawsuits brought by the family of Halyna Hutchins. A settlement was announced in October, the amount of which was not disclosed. Filming will resume this year.
Source: BFM TV
