Alec Baldwin to Be Charged with Manslaughter in Set Shooting
2023-01-20
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1U.S. government lawyers announced Thursday that actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer while filming a movie in New Mexico.
2Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies issued a statement announcing the charges against Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who supervised weapons on the movie set.
3Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during rehearsals for the movie Rust on October 21, 2021.
4Baldwin was pointing a handgun at Hutchins when the gun went off, killing her and wounding the film director, Joel Souza.
5Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza led the investigation into Hutchins' death.
6He described "a degree of neglect" on the film set.
7But his report did not say how live ammunition got on the film set.
8Filmmakers usually use ammunition without bullets, called blanks, on movie sets.
9Baldwin was the co-producer of Rust.
10He is well known for his acting in the television show 30 Rock and for his work in the film The Hunt for Red October.
11Baldwin has described the killing as a "tragic accident."
12He is taking legal action against people involved in handling and supplying the gun that was handed to him on the set.
13The actor said he was told the gun was safe.
14In his lawsuit, Baldwin said he pointed the weapon in Hutchins' direction while practicing with camera angles on the set. The gun then discharged.
15New Mexico's Office of the Medical Investigator had ruled that the shooting was an accident after examining Hutchins' death and law enforcement reports.
16And New Mexico's Occupational Health and Safety Bureau has fined the movie production company for safety failures.
17A lawyer for Hannah Gutierrez Reed has said she did not put live ammunition in the gun that killed Hutchins.
18Gutierrez Reed says she believes she was the victim of sabotage. But officials say they have found no evidence of that.
19Investigators found 500 pieces of ammunition at the movie set outside of Santa Fe.
20They were a mix of blanks and what appeared to be live ammunition.
21Industry experts have said live ammunition should never be on a movie set.
22The family of Hutchins has settled a lawsuit against the producers of Rust.
23The agreement aims to restart filming the movie with Hutchins' husband as a producer.
24I'm Jill Robbins.
1U.S. government lawyers announced Thursday that actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer while filming a movie in New Mexico. 2Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies issued a statement announcing the charges against Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who supervised weapons on the movie set. 3Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died shortly after being wounded during rehearsals for the movie Rust on October 21, 2021. Baldwin was pointing a handgun at Hutchins when the gun went off, killing her and wounding the film director, Joel Souza. 4Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza led the investigation into Hutchins' death. He described "a degree of neglect" on the film set. But his report did not say how live ammunition got on the film set. Filmmakers usually use ammunition without bullets, called blanks, on movie sets. 5Baldwin was the co-producer of Rust. He is well known for his acting in the television show 30 Rock and for his work in the film The Hunt for Red October. 6Baldwin has described the killing as a "tragic accident." He is taking legal action against people involved in handling and supplying the gun that was handed to him on the set. The actor said he was told the gun was safe. 7In his lawsuit, Baldwin said he pointed the weapon in Hutchins' direction while practicing with camera angles on the set. The gun then discharged. 8New Mexico's Office of the Medical Investigator had ruled that the shooting was an accident after examining Hutchins' death and law enforcement reports. And New Mexico's Occupational Health and Safety Bureau has fined the movie production company for safety failures. 9A lawyer for Hannah Gutierrez Reed has said she did not put live ammunition in the gun that killed Hutchins. Gutierrez Reed says she believes she was the victim of sabotage. But officials say they have found no evidence of that. 10Investigators found 500 pieces of ammunition at the movie set outside of Santa Fe. They were a mix of blanks and what appeared to be live ammunition. Industry experts have said live ammunition should never be on a movie set. 11The family of Hutchins has settled a lawsuit against the producers of Rust. The agreement aims to restart filming the movie with Hutchins' husband as a producer. 12I'm Jill Robbins. 13Hai Do adapted this story for Learning English from an Associated Press news report. 14__________________________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16manslaughter - n. the crime of killing a person without intending to do so 17cinematographer - n. the person who films a movie 18neglect - n. lack of attention or care