Alec Baldwin could potentially face new charges over the accidental shooting that occurred while filming a movie in 2021, as a new report claims the gun used in the shooting had either been pulled or depressed.

The new report examined both the revolver that was used on the set of the film and markings the gun left on a cartridge. The report stated that the gun's firing was caused by "the hammer being manually retracted to its fully rearward and cocked position," followed by "the pull or rearward depression of the trigger.”

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“Although Alec Baldwin repeatedly denies pulling the trigger, given the tests, findings and observations reported here, the trigger had to be pulled or depressed sufficiently to release the fully cocked or retracted hammer of the evidence revolver,” reads the report led by Lucien Haag of Forensic Science Services in Arizona.

Kari Morrissey, a New Mexico special prosecutor handling the Rust case, said on Tuesday that a formal announcement on whether to refile any charges against Baldwin is currently pending; however, a timeline on when the announcement would be made was not given.

In April, two counts of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin for the killing of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was killed on-set, had been dropped. Baldwin was holding the prop gun pointed at Hutchins when it went off, also injuring the film's director, Joel Souza.

Last week, Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the weapons supervisor of Rust, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering charges. Prosecutors have reportedly said Gutierrez Reed acted recklessly when she loaded the gun on set and handed it to Baldwin, alleging she did not properly check all of the rounds to make sure they were dummies, possibly because she was hungover on the day of the shooting.

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Baldwin has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in relation to the shooting.

Gutierrez Reed's trial will occur during the second week of December. If she is found guilty on both counts, she faces three years in prison.