FBI Report Delivers New Details In ‘Rust’ Shooting

The FBI is still investigating the fatal “Rust” shooting that took the life of Halyna Hutchins.

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In a December 2021 interview, Alec Baldwin – who was holding the gun – claims he did not pull the trigger.

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However, a new FBI report published by ABC News tells a different story.

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The FBI report concluded that Baldwin must have pulled the trigger for the gun to fire.

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The FBI conducted a series of accidental discharge tests on the type of firearm used in the shooting.

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They concluded that the gun “could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger.”

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However, it directly contradicts an ABC News interview Baldwin did with George Stephanopoulos last December.

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Stephanopoulos said, “It wasn’t in the script for the trigger to be pulled.”

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“Well, the trigger wasn’t pulled,” Baldwin responds. “I didn’t pull the trigger.”

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