Alec Baldwin formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over Rust shooting

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alec Baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal on the New Mexico film set in 2021. “This decision distorts Halyna Hutchins’ tragic death and represents a terrible miscarriage of justice,” Baldwin’s lawyer, Luke Nikas, said when the charges were announced. “We will fight these charges and we will win.” Halyna Hutchins died after being struck by a live bullet on set of ‘Rust’ Defence attorney Jason Bowles, who represents Gutierrez-Reed, has said the charges have been brought because of a “flawed investigation” and an “inaccurate understanding of the full facts”. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Hutchins’s family welcomed charges being brought against Baldwin when they were initially announced.