Prosecutors are reportedly seeking to recharge Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter after a fatal shooting on a movie set in 2021.
In April, Baldwin had all criminal charges dropped over the death of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust.
Hutchins, a cinematographer, was fatally shot in October 2021 when a gun Baldwin had been holding on set was fired.
Prosecutors in Santa Fe charged the actor with two involuntary manslaughter charges, with Santa Fe's District Attorney's Office accusing him of 'many instances of extremely reckless acts'.
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However, the charges were dropped just three months after they were filed, as prosecutors said they had information that the gun could have been modified before Baldwin handled it and malfunctioned.
Now, sources familiar with the matter have told NBC News that the case could be brought before a grand jury in mid-November.
Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro of Quinn Emanuel told LADbible: “It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has been turned into this misguided prosecution. We will answer any charges in court.”
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Sources claim that prosecutors no longer believe the gun had been modified and new evidence could link Baldwin to recklessness around safety standards.
“We believe that based on our lengthy and detailed investigation that it is appropriate for a grand jury in New Mexico to make a decision on whether the case should proceed,” special prosector Kari Morrissey told NBC News in a statement.
This comes after a forensic report in August, obtained by People, suggesting that the trigger of the prop Colt .45 revolver must have been pulled 'sufficiently', according to claims from a firearms expert.
"Although Alec Baldwin repeatedly denies pulling the trigger, given the tests, findings and observations reported here, the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver,” reads the firearms report by experts Lucien Haag and Mike Haag.
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They were hired by the State of New Mexico in its case against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armourer and weapons supervisor on the set of Rust.
With regards to reassembling the gun itself, it 'was found to function properly and in accordance with the operational design of original Colt 1873 single-action revolvers'.
Lawyers for Gutierrez Reed have said the report 'does not indicate any modification to the gun' and 'specifies that the trigger had to be pulled'.
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