The death of Halyna Hutchins paralyzed Hollywood. And now prosecutors want to recharge Alec Baldwin in the fatal incident during the shooting of the film 'Rust'.
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00:00 Prosecutors want to recharge Alec Baldwin for a rust shooting.
00:06 NPR reports that prosecutors plan to bring a criminal case against Alec Baldwin for the
00:11 fatal shooting of cinematographer Helena Hutchins.
00:14 The case will reportedly be brought before a New Mexico grand jury.
00:21 Baldwin has maintained that he should not be held responsible for Hutchins' death and
00:24 prosecutors dropped involuntary manslaughter charges five months ago.
00:29 Previously prosecutors said that the gun Baldwin was holding at the time of the shooting may
00:32 have been modified and could have malfunctioned.
00:37 Since those initial charges were dropped, prosecutors conducted further analysis, the
00:40 results of which are behind the push for refiling charges.
00:44 After an extensive investigation over the past several months, additional facts have
00:47 come to light that we believe show Mr. Baldwin's criminal culpability in the death of Helena
00:51 Hutchins and the shooting of Joe Zoza.
00:54 We believe the appropriate course of action is to permit a panel of New Mexico citizens
00:57 to determine from here whether Mr. Baldwin should be held open for criminal trial, the
01:00 New Mexico prosecutors said via NPR.
01:04 In response to the prosecutors' latest statement, Baldwin's legal team vowed to fight the charges
01:07 and prove the actor's innocence.
01:12 It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has been turned into this misguided prosecution.
01:15 We will answer any charges in court, Baldwin's attorney said.
01:20 In February, the film's armorer is scheduled to go on trial after pleading not guilty to
01:25 charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence.
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