Alec Baldwin, along with "Rust" producers, reached a settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, but the New Mexico district attorney's office announced Wednesday that the proposed agreement will have "no impact" on their investigation and filing possible criminal charges in the case. "The proposed settlement announced today in Matthew Hutchins’ wrongful death case against ‘Rust’ movie producers, including Alec Baldwin, in the death of Halyna Hutchins will have no impact on District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altweis’ ongoing investigation or her ultimate decision whether to file criminal charges in the case," Heather Brewer, spokesperson, Office of the First Judicial District Attorney, State of New Mexico, told Fox News Digital. "While civil suits are settled privately and often involve financial awards, criminal cases deal only in facts.
If the facts and evidence warrant criminal charges under New Mexico law then charges will be brought. No one is above the law." Hutchins was killed on the New Mexico set of the Western film "Rust" and director Joel Souza was wounded by a bullet when live ammunition was accidentally loaded into a weapon fired by Baldwin while rehearsing a scene in a church.The actor has since denied he pulled the trigger of the gun that killed Hutchins.
Alec Baldwin could still face criminal charges in the "Rust" shooting case as Santa Fe County District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altweis continues investigating the fatal incident from Oct.
21, 2021. (Getty Images) Brewer noted there was "no set timeline for the DA to make a decision on whether to file charges" as Carmack-Altweis was awaiting the final report from the Santa Fe County Sheriff.
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