So despite FBI conclusion that trigger had to be pulled there is still some confusion.
Says charges could be reinstated. May be smoke thrown out by someone to distract and delay. Doesn't sound like they are thrilled about it.
New information is coming to light as to what led prosecutors to dismiss involuntary manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin.
www.cnn.com
A separate source told CNN the decision to dismiss charges against Baldwin was made after new evidence came to the attention of investigators indicating the gun used in the shooting had been modified, though the exact nature of the modifications was not clear and that investigators will be examining the weapon to determine the extent of the modifications, which could have impacted how the gun functioned.
The new evidence presented has the potential to contradict the
2022 FBI forensics report on the gun, which had stated that the weapon could not be fired without pulling the trigger while the gun was cocked.
After the news of the charges being dismissed broke, a statement from the New Mexico special prosecutors overseeing the case in the “Rust” shooting cited “new facts,” and that they could not “proceed under the current time constraints and on the facts and evidence turned over by law enforcement in its existing form.”
“We therefore will be dismissing the involuntary manslaughter charges against Mr. Baldwin to conduct further investigation,” the prosecutors said in their statement, adding, “
This decision does not absolve Mr. Baldwin of criminal culpability and charges may be refiled.”