The film's armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, is also expected to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the incident, while the film's assistant director, David Halls, has agreed to plead guilty to the negligent use of a deadly weapon.

The October 2021 shooting killed 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and wounded the director, Joel Souza. Baldwin and the "Rust" production team reached a financial settlement in October with Hutchins' family in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Baldwin, meanwhile, has sued several "Rust" crew members, including Halls and Gutierrez Reed, alleging that they were negligent in their duties to protect the cast and crew, and giving him a loaded gun.

Gutierrez Reed's attorney said that Baldwin "is the only one responsible for this tragedy."

Involuntary manslaughter, a fourth-degree felony in New Mexico, carries a maximum sentence of 18 months in prison.

According to an August, 2022 FBI forensics analysis, the revolver that Baldwin had in his hand was in working order, and would not have discharged unless it was fully cocked and the trigger was pulled - contradicting a statement the actor made to ABC's George Stephanopoulus, when he said: "the trigger wasn't pulled. I didn't pull the trigger."

According to affidavits from the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Mr. Halls took one of three prop guns laid out on a rolling cart and handed it to Mr. Baldwin to film the scene. Mr. Halls yelled "cold gun," indicating the firearm didn't have live rounds. Mr. Baldwin took the gun and fired it, one of the affidavits said. Investigators have also questioned Ms. Gutierrez Reed's actions as the person in charge of guns and ammunition on set. -WSJ