The FBI ruled that Alec Baldwin pulled the trigger that killed Halyna Hutchins

The FBI investigation into the shooting on the set of rust reached an opinion which further complicates the judicial situation of alec baldwin, who could end up in jail. The agency determined that the actor fired the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and seriously injured director Joel Souza.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office investigated what happened on October 21 when Alec Baldwin was preparing to shoot a scene for the movie Rust, filmed at Bonanza Creek Ranch, and fired his prop gun, fatally: a live bullet struck Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer, who died, and the director, Joel Souza, who was injured.

As published Variety the gunsmith Hannah Gutiérrez Reed, 24, is in the crosshairs of the case labeled “accidental death”, but the opinion of the FBI and the wait for the possible charges that the prosecution could consider altered Baldwin’s situation before the Justice.

An argument that falls apart

After a time of mourning Halyna’s death, Alec broke the silence in an interview and assured that he had not pulled the trigger of the gun that caused the woman’s death. “The trigger was not pulled. I didn’t pull the trigger. I would never point a gun at someone and pull the trigger,” he had indicated in the first statements. An argument that falls apart after the FBI ruling.

According to the FBI report, the weapon “could not be fired without pulling the trigger”, so the interpreter had to have done it, even though he thought it was just a prop.. This analysis of the case was made to help determine what could be the penalty faced by the renowned actor, who has not yet made public statements or manifested himself on social networks.

Who did give his word was his lawyer, Luke Nikas, through a statement to ABC News where he pointed out that the FBI report “is being misunderstood.” “The gun was fired in the test only once, without having to pull the trigger, when the firing pin was removed and the gun broke in two different places. The FBI could not fire the weapon in any test because it was in very poor condition, “said the lawyer.