A report by the FBI into the fatal shooting on the set of the film Rust says the gun could not have been fired without the trigger having been pulled, despite actor Alec Baldwin saying he didn't.
Cinematographer Halna Hutchins was killed on the set in New Mexico in 2020 after a gun being held by Baldwin fired a live bullet. Director Joel Souza was also injured.
Baldwin said last year he didn't know the gun was loaded and didn't pull the trigger, the latter claim refuted by the FBI in a report seen by ABC news.
The report says accidental discharge testing of the gun shows it could not have been fired without the trigger being pulled ABC reports.
In April New Mexico's Occupational Health and Safety Bureau released the findings of a six-month investigation into the shooting that cleared Baldwin of wrongdoing.
The film's production company Rust Movie Productions LLC was fined $137,000, the maximum amount allowed.
Baldwin's lawyers released a statement at the time, which was posted on the actor's Instagram account.
"We appreciate that the report exonerates Mr. Baldwin by making clear that he believed the gun held only dummy rounds," the statement posted on Baldwin's Instagram account said. "We are pleased that the New Mexico officials have clarified these critical issues."
The on-set shooting is still part of a criminal investigation and Baldwin could still face charges.
The Santa Fe Sheriff's office is still conducting a homicide investigation into the shooting and confirmed a case file - including the FBI report - will be sent to the District Attorney.
Baldwin told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in an interview last year he was holding the gun but he didn't pull the trigger.
"The trigger wasn’t pulled, I didn’t pull the trigger… No, no, no. I would never point a gun at anyone and pull a trigger at them, never."
He says he has "no idea" how the live bullet got into the gun but says "someone" put it there.
