We therefore will be dismissing the involuntary manslaughter charges against Mr. Baldwin to conduct further investigation.
This decision does not absolve Mr. Baldwin of criminal culpability and charges may be refiled.
Our follow-up investigation will remain active and on-going.
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Charges against Hannah Gutierrez-Reed remain unchanged, the prosecutors said tonight.
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A virtual status hearing has been set for Friday in Santa Fe.
A virtual status conference has been just scheduled for Friday before Judge Mary Marlow Sommer.
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Representatives for the Santa Fes District Attorneys office had no comment on the situation when contacted by Deadline.
They are seeking the truth and we are also.
We fully expect at the end of this process that Hannah will also be exonerated.
Both Gutierrez-Reed and Baldwin hadpleaded not guiltyearlier this year to the charges.
While rare, that decision by the besieged DA looked almost inevitable.
All of us believe Halynas death was a terrible accident.
Earlier this week, that settlement was ordered sealed to protect the privacy of the Hutchins young son.
