The trial of Alec Baldwin Criminal Negligent Homicide of Halyna Hutchins #HalynaHutchins #AlecBaldwin #CriminallyNegligentHomicide A prosecutor told jurors that Alec Baldwin “violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety” in opening statements Wednesday at his trial for involuntary manslaughter. “The evidence will show that someone who played make believe with a real gun and violated the cardinal rules of firearm safety is the defendant, Alexander Baldwin,” special prosecutor Erlinda Ocampo Johnson said. She emphasized that the set of the film “Rust,” where cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, “a vibrant 42-year-old rising star,” was shot and killed, was a workplace. “The evidence will show that like in many workplaces, there are people who act in a reckless manner and place other people in danger,” Johnson said. “That, you will hear, is the defendant.” Johnson walked the jurors through the events leading up to the Oct. 21, 2021, shooting. She said on that day, Baldwin declined multiple opportunities for standard safety checks before the rehearsal and instead “did his own thing” with the revolver at the rehearsal where Hutchins was killed. “He cocks the hammer, points it straight at Miss Hutchins, and fires that gun, sending that live bullet right into Miss Hutchins body,” Johnson said. Johnson is a relative newcomer to the case, appointed in late April by the Santa Fe district attorney’s office. The trial will delve into the confluence of gun safety, high-wattage celebrity and a low-budget Western movie on the remote ranch set. Listening sites for POTC/Real Crime Stories https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/police-off-the-cuff-real-crime-stories/id1452116115 https://embed.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/police-off-the-cuff-real-crime-stories/id1452116115?itsct=podcast_box_player&itscg=30200&ls=1&theme=auto