Prosecutors seeking to recharge actor Alec Baldwin in fatal movie set shooting

Special prosecutors initially dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin in April, but later pivoted and began weighing whether to refile charges.


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[Chris-kqlb]

Baldwin promoted a rushed "cut corners" hurried production. As Exec producer he is responsible for ALL

[HiveMind]

It feels like this case has been going for so many years with the back and forth

[hankhill]

Anybody else would have been in prison already FACT

[randbentson]

He killed someone.
You have to load, have a round in the chamber, cock the firing mechanism, point the weapon where you intend the bullet to go and then, pull the trigger... how is he not responsible??

[judyharper]

Just a thought, feel very badly about this young life lost. It's time to stop this madness however. This has become about money not accountability.

[rickoshay]

It couldn't happen to a more worthy person.

[ME]

Send him to prison. There should never been a gun with LIVE ammunition on that set.

[thedingo]

I just don’t understand how HE is responsible for a live round when they hired someone to handle that 🤷🏼‍♀️🙆🏻

[phyllis]

Get over it. It was clearly an accident. Get your careers as prosecuters somewhere else.

[Whowhatwherewhy]

Trying desperately to find anyone guilty.

[gordonadams]

The way prosecution has dragged on makes a mockery of a fair and speedy trial.

[proto]

IMHO, I find it disgusting, reprehensible, that Halyna's widower, Matthew, took a settlement which includes his being named as Executive Producer for this movie. Whatever the practical, legal, economic motives for his doing so, it reeks of disloyalty to the memory of his wife. If this happened to my wife, I would have done everything I could to legally and economically and reputationally crush these people, not shared in their tainted product. Especially since many who will go to see this, will be doing it BECAUSE of the killing of his wife.

[achieveit]

It's simple you kill someone for no reason you go to jail.. knowing him, had a little fit.

[BloodBoughtByJesus]

Disgusting world.

Leave the man alone.. he’s heartbroken at what happened, probably blames himself when it wasn’t his fault, HE IS INNOCENT! HE WAS ONLY DOING WHAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO, ACTING!! HE DIDNT KNOW THE GUN WAS ABLE TO SHOOT!!! CHARGE THE MAN THAT WAS IN CHARGE OF THE PROP

[boskobells]

Alex & Sean Combs gonna be cellmates they gonna make a movie called my superstar cellie 😂😊

[jessesinclair]

It was an accident I don't understand why he would be charged

[sstarkey]

How can they charge him? He did not load the gun.

[roaddog]

I smell Trump trying to punish him for making fun of him on Sat night live it was a bad accident and Baldwin was not in charge of the pistol it was handed to him told him it was good to go

[theresabeville]

Double jeopardy, flatout unconstitutional.