Criminal charges not ruled out in shooting on Alec Baldwin film: Report
Actor Alec Baldwin speaks at a protest against US President-elect Donald Trump outside the Trump International Hotel in New York City, US, on Jan 19, 2017.
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PUBLISHED ONOctober 28, 2021 1:10 AM
Criminal charges have not been ruled out in a fatal accidental shooting by actor Alec Baldwin on the set of a western film, the local district attorney said on Tuesday (Oct 28).
Santa Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies, in an interview with the New York Times also said it was incorrect to refer to the firearm used in the incident as a "prop gun," as has been done in media reports.
“It was a legit gun,” Carmack-Altwies told the paper. “It was an antique-era appropriate gun.”
The prosecutor said an "enormous amount of bullets" had been found on the set and an investigation was needed into the nature of that ammunition.