Category: Wild Wild West

The District Attorney Says That Criminal Charges Are “On The Table” In The Accidental Shooting Death Of Halyna Hutchins On The Set Of Alec Baldwin’s Western “Rust”

October 27, 2021 / Posted by:

It’s been almost a week since the accidental shooting death of Halyna Hutchins, the director of photography on the film Rust, and each new detail revealed has been more horrifying than the last. In a joint press conference today held by the Santa Fe County Sheriff and the local district attorney, it was confirmed that Alec Baldwin fired a “suspected live round” that traveled through Halyna’s body, killing her, and lodged in the shoulder of director Joel Souza, injuring him. Scarier still, according to CNN, 500 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the scene, some possibly additional live rounds, in addition to three firearms including the gun Alec shot, and “the spent shell casing from the bullet that was fired from the gun.” While the DA won’t yet say what charges might be filed against whom, they did say that “everything at this point, including criminal charges, is on the table.

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