So, in the shooting death of Ms. Hutchins by Alec Baldwin, are we looking at an accident, free of legal liability, or an act of negligence carrying civil liability, or a criminally reckless killing (an involuntary manslaughter) good for a felony prison sentence? What factors do we consider ...
Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza speaks during a press conference at the Santa Fe County Public Safety Building to update members of the media on the shooting accident on the set of the movie "Rust" at the on October 27, 2021.Sam Wasson/Getty Images Nov. 11, 2022: Baldwin sues armor...
The ongoing events of the Rust shooting tragedy, when Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun that killed Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico movie set
Thoughtsfrom John Hindraker. It was clearly an accident, and we don’t have all the facts yet, but it could be negligent homicide. Baldwin is responsible not just as the puller of the trigger, but as the producer on the set. And it’s another demonstration of how people who want to ...
ActorAlec Baldwinsaid Friday it was a "tragic accident" when he fatally shot a colleague with a prop gun on a movie set in New Mexico. CinematographerHalyna Hutchinswas killed in Thursday's shooting and directorJoel Souzawas wounded, authorities said. ...
Alec Baldwin Opens Up About 'Rust' Shooting Case: "I Think There's More to Come" Opening statements started Wednesday in what was expected to be a two-week trial on whether Baldwin should be held criminally liable for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchin...
"There was an accident today on the New Mexico set of Rust involving the misfire of a prop gun with blanks," a spokesperson for Baldwin said in a statement to NBC News. "Production has been halted for the time being. The safety of our cast and crew remains our top...
Police released Alec Baldwin rust set footage which shows him practicing with his gun, the police and ambulance, and the interrogation.
The first witness to testify in the trial against Alec Baldwin, Santa Fe Officer Nicholas Lefleur, is now being cross-examined by defense attorney Alex Spiro. Spiro begins by pointing out that in his initial comments at the scene, Lefleur described the shooting as an accident. “You’ve...
“He can now put this matter behind him and allow the focus of this tragedy to be on the shooting victims and changing the industry so this type of accident will never happen again.” Halls, who handed the gun to Alec Baldwin before the fatal shooting, signed a plea agreement “for...