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Santa Fe County district attorneyย Mary Carmack-Altwiesย said that she has not ruled out filing charges inย the fatal shooting on the set of the movieย Rust.
"We haven't ruled out anything,"ย she told theย New York Timesย in a telephone interview. "Everything at this point, including criminal charges, is on the table."
She said that investigators are working to determine who loaded the gun thatย Alec Baldwinย was using when it accidentally discharged, killing cinematographerย Halyna Hutchinsย and injuring directorย Joel Souza. Carmack-Altwies noted that "there were an enormous amount of bullets on this set." She said that detectives recovered three revolvers along with spent casings and ammunition.
She also pushed back against people who referred to the firearm as a "prop gun," explaining it was a fully functional weapon.
"It was a legit gun," she said. "It was an antique-era appropriate gun."
Carmack-Altwies did not say what charges could be filed or who they could be filed against, cautioning that the investigation is complex andย could take a long time to complete.
"It's probably weeks, if not months, of follow-up investigation that we're going to need to get to the point of charging," she said.
When asked about a report thatย crew members were using the gun for target practiceย before the fatal shooting, she said that was "unconfirmed."