Prosecutors filed manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin on Tuesday. The district attorney also filed manslaughter charges against the film's on-set gunsmith, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, reports The Wall Street Journal..

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Filming took place in October 2021 on the set of a low-budget western near Santa Fe. While preparing for the scene, Baldwin fired a battle ball from his revolver, killing 42-year-old Galina Hutchins.. Film director Joel Souza injured.

Baldwin pointed a gun at the cameraman and director despite knowing the first rule of gun safety is to never point a gun at someone, investigators said in a statement of alleged cause.. He also failed to test the safety of the weapon with Ms. Gutierrez-Reed, according to a court filing..

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According to his lawyer, David Halls, the first assistant director of the film that handed over the gun to Mr. Baldwin, agreed not to appeal charges of negligent use of a deadly weapon..

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“Today we have taken another important step in bringing justice to Galina Gutchins,” Carmack-Altvis said in a press release.. "