Alec Baldwin Formally Charged in the 2021 Shooting on the Set of Rust

Santa Fe County District Attorney has officially charged Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors argue the actor producer directly caused the death of cinematographer Helena Hutchins. In a new statement of probable cause the DA says Baldwin was not present for required firearms training prior to the commencement of filming then was distracted and talking on his cell phone to his family during the training cutting the hour long session in half.