Grand jury in New Mexico charged the actor for a shooting on Rust set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

Grand jury in New Mexico charged the actor for a shooting on Rust set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins

Actor Alec Baldwin is facing a new involuntary manslaughter charge over the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the movie Rust.

A Santa Fe, New Mexico, grand jury indicted Baldwin on Friday, months after prosecutors had dismissed the same criminal charge against him.

During an October 2021 rehearsal on the set of Rust, a western drama, Baldwin was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins when it went off, fatally striking her and wounding Joel Souza, the film’s director.

Baldwin, a co-producer and star of the film, has said he did not pull the trigger, but pulled back the hammer of the gun before it fired.

Last April, special prosecutors dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin, saying the firearm might have been modified prior to the shooting and malfunctioned and that forensic analysis was warranted. But in August, prosecutors said they were considering re-filing the charges after a new analysis of the weapon was completed.

  • @mctoasterson@reddthat.com
    -42•10 months ago

    It is somewhat ironic that a vocal antigunner ended up having a larger negligent body count than 99.99999% of US gun owners.

    • @spujb@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      14•10 months ago

      we all know this guy is full of shit but if anyone was wondering how full:

      US had 549 unintentional deaths by firearm in 2021

      several countries’ annual gun death tolls don’t even exceed America’s accidental gun death toll in a single year, including Australia, Japan, England, Spain, and Switzerland. source (emphasis mine)

      fuck you for capitalizing off this tragedy to spew bile and deceit to make yourself feel good

      • @replicat@lemmy.world
        1•10 months ago

        Edit: Lemmy doesn’t support LaTex

        I just want to objectively point out that OPs math is fairly accurate.

        What Percentage of Americans Own Guns? 40%, or approximately more than 82,000,000 Americans own guns.

        So, approximately 0.0006695% of gun owners experienced a negligent discharge that resulted in death.

        • @spujb@lemmy.cafeEnglish
          0•10 months ago

          i’m not contesting this fucker’s math i’m contesting that they are full of shit for defending a system of violence <3

          you’re on thin ice as well dude