Alec Baldwin charged again with manslaughter over Rust film death
- The indictment follows a forensic test showing that the actor would have had to pull the trigger for the gun to fire the bullet that killed Halyna Hutchins
- Earlier charges had been dropped based on evidence the hammer of the revolver might been modified, allowing it to fire without the trigger being pulled
US actor Alec Baldwin on Friday was indicted by a grand jury in New Mexico for a second time on charges of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film Rust.
The indictment comes months after prosecutors dismissed previous charges filed against the actor.
Baldwin’s lawyers, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, issued a statement on Friday on behalf of their client saying: “We look forward to our day in court.”
Friday’s indictment followed an independent forensic test concluding that Baldwin would have had to pull the trigger of a revolver he was using in a rehearsal for it to fire the live round that killed Hutchins. The finding was the same as a previous FBI test on the firearm.
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Baldwin, who starred in the hit NBC television comedy 30 Rock, has denied pulling the trigger and said he was not responsible for Hutchins’ death.