21, the day of the fatal shooting in New Mexico, that the gun discharged while he was preparing for a scene in which he takes the old-fashioned Colt revolver out of his shoulder holster and cocks the hammer, according to an affidavit filed in the application for the search warrant.
In a statement Thursday night, an attorney for Mr. Baldwin, Aaron Dyer, said: “We are confident that the evidence will show that Mr. Baldwin is not responsible civilly or criminally for what occurred on Oct.
“Alec advised in the scene he slowly takes the gun out of the holster, then very dramatically turns it and cocks the hammer, which is when the gun goes off,” it said.
In a television interview earlier this month, Mr. Baldwin said he did not pull the trigger of the gun he was practicing with when it fired a live round.