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Alec Baldwin charges in "Rust" shooting to be dropped, special prosecutors say

New Mexico prosecutors on Thursday evening confirmed they would be dropping criminal charges that were brought against actor Alec Baldwin for the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of his Western movie "Rust." Baldwin was holding a gun while rehearsing a scene when it went off, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
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