Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust.
Yeah, we’re as surprised as you are.
Alec Baldwin and ‘Rust’ Armorer to Face Involuntary Manslaughter Charges in Shooting Death https://t.co/ZERtNJuQk5
— Variety (@Variety) January 19, 2023
From Variety:
Alec Baldwin and the armorer on the set of “Rust” will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021.
Baldwin fired the shot that killed Hutchins while preparing to film a scene in the church building of the Bonanza Creek Ranch near Santa Fe, N.M. The armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, loaded the weapon.
Mary Carmack-Altwies, the First Judicial District Attorney in Santa Fe, announced the charges in a statement on Thursday.
Baldwin and Gutierrez Reed will be charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, which each carry a maximum sentence of 18 months in jail. They also face an enhancement for use of a firearm which carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years.
Mandatory minimum of five years.
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