Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin has been charged with involuntary murder following the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie ‘RUST’.
The district attorney alleged the actor who discharged a prop gun on the movie set which in October 2021, accidentally striking and killing Hutchins, had shown ‘wilful disregard’ for the safety of others in the days leading up to the incident on the movie set.
The Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office also alleged in a statement that Alec Baldwin’s “reckless deviation from known standards and practice and protocol” directly caused the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
“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.
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“Evidence clearly shows that none of the incidents or issues were addressed by Baldwin, in his position as actor or producer, to mitigate future occurrences of recklessness, correct reckless behaviour, or correct training deficiencies.
“Baldwin’s deviation from known standards, practice and protocol directly caused the fatal death of Hutchins.”
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.
“Whether guided by (Hutchins’) directions or not, Baldwin knew the first rule of gun safety is never point a gun at someone you don’t intend on shooting,” it read.
