The Steponallofus interview was Baldwin in his well rehearsed acting mode. It was to be his best performance. Notice, when he starts crying, he puts his face in his hands—probably laced with tear making fairy dust. Baldwin did the interview to win the public over to his innocence.
The six-shooter he grabbed was set to fire on the live round and that was done with a careful positioning of the cylinder with a round that was easily identified by some kind of marking from the outside. Since the public is not aware of the workings of a six-shooter, they would be easily swayed by alligator tears and an total acting job for sympathy.
Because I believe Baldwin is a total POS, I suspect the killing was intentional. My antennas are up.
does have a bit of a stench about it