‘Rust’ Armorer Found Guilty of Manslaughter Three Years After Deadly Shooting

After just two-and-a-half hours of deliberations, a New Mexico jury found Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter over a fatal on-set shooting that killed the movie’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins.

Gutierrez-Reed appeared stunned by the decision, with her lawyer, Jason Bowles, at her side. She faces up to three years in prison when she is sentenced.

The jurors, made up of seven women and five men, delivered their verdict after a two-week trial that sought to determine Gutierrez-Reed’s culpability in the 2021 tragedy. Hutchins, 42, was shot dead by Alec Baldwin, the film’s star, when he fired a prop gun that was supposed to discharge blanks but somehow ended up with a live round in the chamber. Director Joel Souza was wounded in the incident but survived.

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