Fatal shot on filming in the United States: prosecution against Alec Baldwin "not excluded"

The location where actor Alec Baldwin accidentally killed the director of photography for the film he was shooting on October 21, 2021. AP - Jae C. Hong

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Criminal prosecution is not ruled out against Alec Baldwin after his accidental fatal shooting at his cinematographer said the prosecutor investigating the tragic accident on the set of a western last week in New Mexico.

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With our correspondent in Miami,

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" simply recalled the Santa Fe prosecutor. Even if it is in all likelihood a tragic accident, at this stage said the American justice no one is excluded from possible criminal prosecution, not even the Hollywood star. 

At a press conference, the prosecutor also delivered the results of the searches carried out on the Bonanza Creek ranch in New Mexico where the filming of the film Rust was taking place.

On the spot the Colt brand revolver that killed Halyna Hutchins was found, but above all, on this shoot, investigators discovered more than 500 ammunition.

Among these ammunition, there was a mixture of dummy cartridges, blank bullets but also live ammunition, which is strictly prohibited on a set for safety reasons. 

How did these live bullets get on this shoot?

This is what the police now want to know "

" said the sheriff of Sante Fe. According to the American press, a few hours before the accident, 

fun shooting shooting guns on tin cans.

►Also read: United States: actor Alec Baldwin, author of a fatal shot on the set of a western

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