The parents and sister of Halyna Hutchins are suing actor Alec Baldwin and others over the cinematographer's 2021 death in New Mexico during the filming of Rust, the family's lawyer has said.
The announcement on Thursday came after a Santa Fe prosecutor on January 31 charged Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter, accusing him of reckless disregard for safety when a revolver he was holding fired a live round that killed Ms Hutchins and injured Rust director Joel Souza.
Set armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed also was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case.
Baldwin in October settled a separate wrongful-death lawsuit brought by Ms Hutchins's husband Matt Hutchins over the fatal shooting on a film set outside Santa Fe.
Luke Nikas, a lawyer representing Baldwin, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Under Matt Hutchins's settlement with Baldwin and the producers of Rust, filming of the movie was set to resume in early 2023 with Hutchins serving as executive producer, Baldwin remaining in the lead role of Harland Rust, and Mr Souza directing.
At the time, Matt Hutchins said he had no interest in attributing blame to Baldwin or the Rust producers for the fatal shooting, and called his wife's death “a terrible accident”.
In a 2021 television interview, Baldwin said Ms Hutchins directed him where to point the gun and to cock it. He said the revolver fired when he let go of the hammer and he did not pull the trigger.
“I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger, that was the training that I had,” Baldwin told ABC News.
An FBI forensic test of the reproduction Pietta long Colt .45 revolver found that it functioned “normally” and would not fire without the trigger being pulled.
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Top New Zealand cop on policing the virtual world
New Zealand police began closer scrutiny of social media and online communities after the attacks on two mosques in March, the country's top officer said.
The killing of 51 people in Christchurch and wounding of more than 40 others shocked the world. Brenton Tarrant, a suspected white supremacist, was accused of the killings. His trial is ongoing and he denies the charges.
Mike Bush, commissioner of New Zealand Police, said officers looked closely at how they monitored social media in the wake of the tragedy to see if lessons could be learned.
“We decided that it was fit for purpose but we need to deepen it in terms of community relationships, extending them not only with the traditional community but the virtual one as well," he told The National.
"We want to get ahead of attacks like we suffered in New Zealand so we have to challenge ourselves to be better."
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