Prosecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the film Rust, Baldwin's lawyers say.
"We are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident," Baldwin's lawyers Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro said in a statement.
Prosecutors did not immediately comment on the case.
Baldwin and the film's weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were both charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting.
Baldwin was pointing a pistol at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when the gun when off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
Baldwin has said the gun went off accidentally and that he did not pull the trigger.
An FBI forensic report concluded the weapon could not have fired unless the trigger was pulled.
The case against Baldwin had already been diminishing.
A weapons charge that would have meant a much longer sentence had already been dismissed, and the first special prosecutor in the case resigned.
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