Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies told Vanity Fair Friday that her team found it was possible for a gun like the one in Baldwin's hand to fire without pulling thetrigger.
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While waiting for the FBI to analyze the weapon Baldwin used, Carmack-Altwies and two investigators did an unofficial test using a very old weapon.
The person who decides whether to bring charges in the death of Hutchins will be Carmack-Altwies, who spoke about the case for a long feature in Vanity Fair that also included interviews with those who were on set.
Carmack-Altwies said investigators showed her how she could pull the hammer back without pulling the gun or locking it.
If you let the gun go, the firing pin can hit the primer of the bullet, which is why it doesn't lock.
The district attorney doesn't know if she will file criminal charges related to the shooting, but she said it was clear that Hutchins died because of a chain of mistakes and failures.
The Santa Fe Sheriff's department issued a search warrant for Baldwin's cell phone to see how on-set practices were discussed before the charges were filed.
If there is evidence that a producer willfully ignores the safety of others, they could be charged.
Baldwin told George Stephanopoulos in December that he did not shoot the weapon. Baldwin said he cocked the gun and then let go of the hammer at the gun, which went off. I was told by Halls that Alec did not pull that Trigger. In December, Lisa said that his finger was never in the gun. Baldwin, Halls, the movie's armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and several others were sued for wrongful death by Hutchins' widow Matthew Tuesday, who alleged that they were responsible for her loss of life through reckless conduct.
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Alec Baldwin said he didn't pull the Trigger.
The family of Alec Baldwin's victim was sued for wrongful death.
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