Actor Alec Baldwin may not have pulled the trigger on the gun used in the October 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in the movie “Rust.”
A new bombshell report from the LA Times found that the weapon had a modified trigger, meaning the gun could have gone off without Baldwin pulling the trigger.
New Report Shows Alec Baldwin May Not Have Pulled the Trigger in Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting
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Just a day after charges were dropped against Alec Baldwin, a new report from the LA Times indicates that the gun used on set had a modified trigger and could potentially go off without the trigger being pulled.
However, this contradicts what previous FBI ballistics reports concluded. The report states that the pistol “cannot be fired without a trigger pull” with the hammer in the quarter and half cock positions. With the hammer fully cocked, the FBI said the firearm “cannot be fired without a trigger pull while the internal working components are intact and functional.”
The LA Times reports that the replica of the vintage weapon is a modified Colt .45 revolver. Modifications made to the weapon raise the possibility that the gun misfired and may have played a key role in prosecutors’ decision to acquit Baldwin of criminal charges pending further investigation.
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A source told ABC News that investigators found the gun Baldwin was holding was “mechanically incorrect.” Investigators reportedly found a worn joint on the gun and claimed that the trigger control was malfunctioning when analyzed.
A preliminary hearing of the trial is scheduled to begin on May 3; however, special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis felt that they could not provide enough evidence to prosecute Baldwin and Hannah Gutierrez-Reed after only joining the case last month.
“We cannot proceed under the current time constraints and based on the facts and evidence submitted by law enforcement as they stand,” they said in a statement Thursday night. “Therefore, we will reject the allegation of involuntary manslaughter against Mr. Baldwin to conduct further investigations. This decision does not absolve Mr. Baldwin of criminal wrongdoing and charges may be refiled.”
Baldwin insists he never pulled the trigger on the set of ‘Rust’
On Thursday, December 2, 2021, less than two months after the shooting, Alec Baldwin participated in an exclusive interview with news anchor George Stephanopoulos. At the start of the teaser clip, Baldwin gets emotional when talking about the late Halyna Hutchins.
“He was someone loved by everyone he worked with [her]and liked by everyone he worked with [her], and admired,” Baldwin said. “I mean, even now… I find it hard to believe [it happened]. It seems unreal to me.”
At one point in the interview, Stephanopoulos stated, “It wasn’t in the script for the trigger to be pulled.”
“Well, the trigger wasn’t pulled,” Baldwin replied. “I didn’t pull the trigger.”
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Stephanopoulos asked, “So you never pulled the trigger?”
“No, no, no, no,” Baldwin replied. “I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger on them, never.”
Stephanopoulos also asked, “How did the actual bullet get that set?”
“I don’t know,” Baldwin replied. “Someone put a live bullet in the gun. Bullets that should not have hit the property.”
Despite a lengthy investigation by Santa Fe law enforcement that resulted in a 551-page police report, officials are still unsure how the live ammunition ended up on the movie set.
Former Federal Prosecutor Says ‘Rust’ Trial Was ‘Botched From The Get-Go’
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Los Angeles entertainment attorney Tre Lovell told the LA Times that the film industry may be relieved that charges against the “30 Rock” actor were dropped, given that even SAG-AFTRA came to Baldwin’s defense after charges were filed against him in January.
“Every time an actor does a scene, drives a car, handles a gun … the fact that if there’s a serious injury, he can be criminally charged, it’s going to change the industry,” Lovell said. “When you start requiring an actor or actress to make sure whatever they’re using is safe, you’re putting it in the hands of a non-expert and you’re making them do other things that they don’t do. hired to do it.”
Los Angeles-based trial attorney and former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani said, “This case has failed from the beginning,” adding, “It’s probably one of the worst prosecutions I’ve seen in more than 20 years of practice.”
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