Alec Baldwin could once again face manslaughter charges over the fatal shooting on the set of "Rust."
Special prosecutors are seeking to recharge Baldwin and will present new evidence to a grand jury later this year.
Prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis told the Associated Press the decision to re-charge Balwdin came after "additional facts" were revealed. Interestingly, the attorneys cited "new facts" in the case as their reason for dropping the charges earlier this year.
"After extensive investigation over the past several months, additional facts have come to light that we believe show Mr. Baldwin has criminal culpability in the death of Halyna Hutchins and the shooting of Joel Souza," Morrissey and Lewis said in a statement. "We believe the appropriate course of action is to permit a panel of New Mexico citizens to determine from here whether Mr. Baldwin should be held over for criminal trial."
Attorneys for Baldwin called the update "unfortunate."
"It is unfortunate that a terrible tragedy has been turned into this misguided prosecution. We will answer any charges in court," attorneys Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro said in a statement to CBS News.
Baldwin, 65, was holding the prop gun during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie on Oct. 21, 2021 when the weapon discharged, killing Hutchins, a 42-year-old cinematographer, and wounding Souza, the film's director. The actor claims he did not know the gun had been loaded with live ammunition.
Baldwin was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in January this year, but those charges were dropped months later in April.
At the time, Morrissey and Lewis said they could not "proceed under the current time constraints and on the facts and evidence turned over by law enforcement in its existing form." The prosecutors, however, warned that their investigation would continue and that charges could be refiled.
Meantime, the on-set weapons supervisor, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, is set to go to trial on manslaughter charges next year. She has denied any wrongdoing or knowledge of how live ammunition wound up in the firearm.