Alec Baldwin no longer has to fear a five-year prison sentence over the shooting and subsequent death of assistant director Alayna Hutchins on the sets of Rust (2021). But the actor still has to face charges of involuntary manslaughter.

"In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and the special prosecutor have removed the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the Rust film set," spokesperson for New Mexico First Judicial D.A. Mary Carmack-Altwies reported to Deadline. 

The incident occurred on October 21, 2021, when a revolver in Bandwin's hand went off, killing Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. D.A. Carmack-Altwies formally charged Baldwin and Rust armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Baldwin claimed he did not pull the trigger, but the FBI investigation found that the revolver would not have fired if appropriately handled as it was fully functioning.