"A manslaughter charge can be brought if a defendant is (sic) killed while doing something lawful but dangerous and acted negligently or without caution.
In newly filed court documents, prosecutors said reckless safety failures accompanied the film production from the outset. They cite Baldwin’s failure as an actor to appear for mandatory firearms training prior to filming and his decision as a producer to work with Gutierrez-Reed, who was an uncertified and inexperienced armorer.
A probable cause statement from investigators traces safety failures across a 10-day period, such as misfires on set, a camera crew walkout, and the moments before Hutchins’ death as a revolver was loaded with ammunition and Baldwin’s finger came to rest on the pistol’s trigger.
“Baldwin’s deviation from known standards, practices, and protocol directly caused” Hutchins’ death, Robert Shilling, a special investigator for the Santa Fe district attorney’s office, said in the probable cause statement.
Investigators said reckless safety failures culminated when Baldwin drew a revolver from a holster, pointed it at Hutchins, and fired the weapon when a plastic or replica gun should have been used by industry standards.
Photos and videos of the rehearsal, including moments before the deadly shooting, showed Baldwin with his finger inside the trigger guard and on the trigger while “manipulating” the pistol’s hammer, investigators said, noting that an FBI analysis shows the pistol could not be fired without pressing the trigger."
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