In October, Baldwin accidentally shot camerawoman Halyna Hutchins on the set of the western Rust. The actor rehearsed with a gun that wasn’t supposed to be loaded, but it was. Hutchins, 42, died in the incident. The director of the film was also injured. Police in New Mexico, where the incident took place, are still investigating the matter.
It had been known for some time that Baldwin had pulled the trigger, thinking there were no bullets in the gun. The FBI examined the weapon and concluded that it could indeed not go off without someone manually pulling the trigger.