‘Rust’ Armorer Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in On-Set Shooting
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed loaded the gun that Alec Baldwin discharged on set, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty Wednesday of causing the involuntary manslaughter of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins two years ago on the set of the Alec Baldwin old Western flick Rust. Jurors took less than a day to reach the verdict after the 10-day trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The rookie armorer was found not guilty of tampering with evidence, meaning jurors did not believe that prosecutors proved she handed off a bag of cocaine over to a fellow crew member just hours after her first police interview with police on Oct. 21, 2021, the day of the fatal shooting.
In closing arguments Wednesday, prosecutors argued that Gutierrez-Reed negligently brought live ammunition onto the set and failed to identify that it was mixed in with the inert, dummy rounds that she was loading into prop weapons.
Six live bullets were eventually found floating around the production at the Bonanza Creek Ranch, including the live round that killed Hutchins. Two others were found loose on top of a prop cart while one was found in Baldwin’s holster belt and another was found in actor Jensen Ackles’ gun belt.
In a police interview played for jurors during the trial, Gutierrez-Reed admitted she arrived on set with loose ammunition left over from her job on the Nicolas Cage movie The Old Way.
“I’m not telling you that Hannah Gutierrez intended to bring live rounds on set,” special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said. “I’m telling you that she was negligent, she was thoughtless.” Morrisey said it was possible “those dummy rounds were floating around the set of ‘The Old Way,’ and Nicolas Cage is lucky to have walked away with his life.”
Gutierrez-Reed’s defense lawyer potrayed her as a powerless figure on set, someone who was rushed repeatedly and forced to split her time between her job as armorer and another job as a props assistant. He called her a “scapegoat” for producers concerned more about “profit” that people’s lives.
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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed loaded the gun that Alec Baldwin discharged on set, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty Wednesday of causing the involuntary manslaughter of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins two years ago on the set of the Alec Baldwin old Western flick Rust. Jurors took less than a day to reach the verdict after the 10-day trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The rookie armorer was found not guilty of tampering with evidence, meaning jurors did not believe that prosecutors proved she handed off a bag of cocaine over to a fellow crew member just hours after her first police interview with police on Oct. 21, 2021, the day of the fatal shooting.
In closing arguments Wednesday, prosecutors argued that Gutierrez-Reed negligently brought live ammunition onto the set and failed to identify that it was mixed in with the inert, dummy rounds that she was loading into prop weapons.
Six live bullets were eventually found floating around the production at the Bonanza Creek Ranch, including the live round that killed Hutchins. Two others were found loose on top of a prop cart while one was found in Baldwin’s holster belt and another was found in actor Jensen Ackles’ gun belt.
In a police interview played for jurors during the trial, Gutierrez-Reed admitted she arrived on set with loose ammunition left over from her job on the Nicolas Cage movie The Old Way.
“I’m not telling you that Hannah Gutierrez intended to bring live rounds on set,” special prosecutor Kari Morrissey said. “I’m telling you that she was negligent, she was thoughtless.” Morrisey said it was possible “those dummy rounds were floating around the set of ‘The Old Way,’ and Nicolas Cage is lucky to have walked away with his life.”
Gutierrez-Reed’s defense lawyer potrayed her as a powerless figure on set, someone who was rushed repeatedly and forced to split her time between her job as armorer and another job as a props assistant. He called her a “scapegoat” for producers concerned more about “profit” that people’s lives.
This is a developing story…
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