SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the film “Rust, ” citing new evidence & the need for more time to investigate.
In a stunning turnaround for the 65-year-old A-list actor, special prosecutors Kari Morrissey & Jason Lewis filed the notice to dismiss the only remaining criminal allegation against Baldwin on Friday in state District Court in Santa Fe. Prosecutors say the investigation is ongoing.
An involuntary manslaughter charge against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the weapons supervisor on the film, is unchanged.
An online status hearing was scheduled for Friday afternoon in state District Court in the case against Gutierrez-Reed. Baldwin’s involvement in the hearing was called off with no charge pending against him.
Friday’s court filing echoed early statements from prosecutors that new facts had been revealed in the investigation that demand further investigation & forensic analysis, with little time left before evidentiary hearings scheduled to start on May 3.
On Thursday, the special prosecutors said that the “decision does not absolve Mr. Baldwin of criminal culpability & charges may be refiled.”
Baldwin was pointing a pistol at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her & wounding director Joel Souza.
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