Alec Baldwin charges in
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New Mexico prosecutors on Thursday evening confirmed they would be dropping criminal charges that were brought against actor Alec Baldwin for the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of his Western movie "Rust." Baldwin was holding a gun while rehearsing a scene when it went off, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. In a statement, special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis announced that the involuntary manslaughter charges would be dismissed after "new facts were revealed that demand further investigation and forensic analysis." Those new facts were discovered over "the last few days" while preparing for a preliminary hearing that was scheduled for May 3, the special prosecutors said. "We therefore will be dismissing the involuntary manslaughter charges against Mr. Baldwin to conduct further investigation," the statement read. The prosecutors n