Criminal Charges Possible in ‘Rust’ Movie Shooting, Prosecutor Says

A compliance officer from the State of New Mexico waits to enter Bonanza Creek Ranch where on the film set of "Rust" Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded a director when he discharged a prop gun on the movie set, in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 22, 2021. Adria Malcolm/Reuters

TAOS, N.M.—Some of the people who handled guns on the set of Alec Baldwin’s movie “Rust” may face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer, the New Mexico district attorney said on Friday.

Mary Carmack-Altwies said in a statement that she had not made any decision yet on charges but that everyone involved “in the handling and use of firearms on the set had a duty to behave in a manner such that the safety of others was protected.”