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Charge against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting will be dropped, his lawyers say

Alec Baldwin meets with law enforcement after the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Oct. 21, 2022. (Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office via AFP)

SANTA FE, N.M. — Prosecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust,” Baldwin’s attorneys said Thursday.

“We are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident,” Baldwin’s attorneys Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro said in a statement.

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