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title: "Decision on possible charges in ‘Rust’ shooting coming Thursday"
description: "Los Angeles (Reuters) — Officials in New Mexico plan to announce on Thursday whether they will pursue criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of Alec Baldwin’s movie ‘Rust’."
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# Decision on possible charges in ‘Rust’ shooting coming Thursday

> Los Angeles (Reuters) — Officials in New Mexico plan to announce on Thursday whether they will pursue criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of Alec Baldwin’s movie ‘Rust’.

By Reuters · Published 19 January 2023, 06:03 SAST · Updated 19 January 2023, 03:16 SAST

## Content

New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies and special prosecutor Andrea Reeb will announce their decision at 9am, according to a statement issued on Wednesday.

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza was wounded when a gun Baldwin was using during a rehearsal in October 2021 fired off a live bullet. The movie was being filmed at Bonanza Creek Ranch outside Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The *30 Rock* and *Saturday Night Live* actor has said he was told the gun was “cold”, an industry term meaning it is safe to use, and that he did not pull the trigger.

*(Reporting by Lisa Richwine, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien)*