A district attorney in New Mexico said she could be close to charging up to four people, including actor Alec Baldwin, in the 'Rust' film set shooting that occurred in Santa Fe on Oct. 21, 2021.
killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.
In a letter to the board of finance, the district attorney's office specified that Baldwin could be one of the possible defendants and that"this case could require up to four separate jury trials." The funds could also go to that new attorney's support staff, like paralegals, as well as experts who can aid in the investigation – like a firearm expert, an armorer who has worked on movies before and potentially a movie set safety expert. She also requested a public information officer because her office was overwhelmed with media attention over the case.
"To date, my office has received portions of the Rust investigation from SFSO but is still awaiting the balance of supplemental reports including, but not limited to, the following: FBI firearm and tool mark analyses, forensic testing on the firearm itself, the forensic download from Suffolk County PD of Mr. Baldwin's phone, and the pathology report from the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator," Carmack-Altwies said in a statement at the time.
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