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Alec Baldwin faces fresh manslaughter charge over 'Rust' shooting

Alec Baldwin faces fresh manslaughter charge over 'Rust' shooting
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A grand jury in New Mexico has charged Alec Baldwin with a fresh count of involuntary manslaughter over a fatal movie set shooting in October, 2021.

Previous charges against the Emmy award-winning actor were dropped last April, just two weeks before a criminal trial against him was due to begin.

Local prosecutors have since shared "additional facts" from forensic tests on the weapon used in the shooting.

Baldwin was practicing firing a Colt .45 pistol before filming a scene for Rust, an upcoming Western film shot near Santa Fe, in October 2021.

But the gun went off, fatally striking 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.

The actor has maintained he did not pull the trigger and only drew back the hammer of the pistol.

Source: BBC

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