Kari Morrissey

The special prosecutor, Kari Morrissey, charged Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter but argued that the judge “improperly” dismissed these charges.

Alec Baldwin (C) leaves the courthouse with one of his lawyers Luke Nikas (L) after the first day in his trial for involuntary manslaughter in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on July 9, 2024

Alec Baldwin's long-awaited trial for involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting on the set of Western movie "Rust" will hear opening statements at a New Mexico courthouse on Wednesday.

A motion to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter case against armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed over the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the "Rust" movie set was denied by a New Mexico judge on Aug. 1.