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Alec Baldwin on trial for fatal shooting during western filming

Almost three years after the fatal shooting of a camerawoman during the filming of a western in the south of the USA, the trial of Hollywood star Alec Baldwin begins on Tuesday. The jury will first be selected at the competent court in Santa Fe in the state of New Mexico, and the first hearings...

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Alec Baldwin on trial for fatal shooting during western filming

In October 2021, the 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot at the set of the Low-Budget-Western "Rust" with a bullet from a pistol held by Alec Baldwin. The armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was therefore charged with involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 18 months in prison. However, it is still unclear exactly how the weapon was loaded with live ammunition.

  1. The tragic incident occurred during the filming of the Western shoot in Santa Fe, USA, involving Alec Baldwin and his character in the low-budget film "Rust."
  2. Despite being sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter, the armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed's role in loading the live ammunition into Alec Baldwin's pistol during the filming remains under scrutiny.
  3. In this Hollywood setting, Alec Baldwin, known for his various successful roles, found himself involved in a court of law case related to the shooting incident on the "Rust" set.
  4. Halyna Hutchins, a 42-year-old cinematographer, paid the ultimate price as she was fatally shot with a bullet from Baldwin's pistol during the filming of the Western shoot in the USA.
  5. As the case continues to unfold, discussions surround whether the bullet loaded into Baldwin's revolver during the Rust filming was accidental or a culmination of negligence by various individuals involved in the Western shoot production.

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