Alec Baldwin again charged with involuntary manslaughter

A grand jury in New Mexico has charged Alec Baldwin with a count of involuntary manslaughter over a fatal movie set shooting in October 2021.

Previous charges against the Emmy award-winning actor were dropped last April, just two weeks before a criminal trial was due to begin.

But local prosecutors have since conducted further forensic testing of the gun used in the shooting.

Attorneys for Mr Baldwin told the BBC: "We look forward to our day in court."

Mr Baldwin, 65, was practising firing a Colt .45 pistol before filming a scene for Rust, an upcoming Western film shot near Santa Fe, in October 2021.

But the gun went off, fatally striking 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.

The actor has maintained he did not pull the trigger and only drew back the hammer of the pistol.

But special prosecutors in New Mexico said analysis of the weapon concluded it could not have not been fired with a pull of the trigger.

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