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Alec Baldwin Accused of Reckless Gun Handling Before Fatal Rust Shooting

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Alec Baldwin's legal team claims that the revolver used during the filming of "Rust" was modified, allowing it to fire without a trigger pull. However, special state prosecutors have presented new evidence suggesting that Baldwin was reckless with the weapon before it fired a live round, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. According to the prosecutors' filing, Baldwin pointed his gun at a crew member and held his finger on the trigger when not supposed to, and engaged in horseplay with the weapon.

    1. This appears to me to be a calculated and cynical public relations move to try to influence the jury pool in New Mexico to think of him as a sympathetic family man rather than as the killer of Halyna Hutchins.
Alec Baldwin Accused of Reckless Gun Handling Before Fatal Rust Shooting