'Rust' Movie Armorer Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter | THR News Video

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'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has been found guilty in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The 26-year-old armorer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the death of Hutchins. The shooting occurred Oct. 21, 2021, when an old-fashioned revolver being handled by Alec Baldwin went off while he was practicing drawing the prop firearm while on set for the indie project.

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00:00 Rust armor or Hannah Gutierrez Reed has been found guilty in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Helena Hutchins
00:06 the 26 year old armor was found guilty of involuntary
00:10 Manslaughter and faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the death of Hutchins the shooting occurred October 21st
00:18 2021 when an old-fashioned revolver being handled by Alec Baldwin went off while he was practicing drawing the prop firearm while on set for
00:26 The Indy project leaving it did not contain live ammunition Baldwin discharged the gun in the direction of Hutchins who was killed and director
00:34 Joel Sousa who was injured five live rounds mixed in with dummy rounds were found on set following the shooting
00:40 Prosecutors stressed that Gutierrez Reed who has maintained that she believed she loaded Baldwin's gun with dummy rounds was careless in handling
00:47 firearms and ammunition on the set of the low-budget Western the defense meanwhile revolved around
00:53 Arguments that Gutierrez Reed was the scapegoat for larger safety issues on set that she could not control and faulted Baldwin
01:00 Who was one of more than a dozen producers on the film in January Baldwin was recharged with involuntary
01:05 Manslaughter after the criminal case against him was dropped to reinvestigate whether the firearm
01:10 He was holding could have fired without a pull of the trigger
01:13 He is set to go to trial in July and has pleaded not guilty
01:17 He faces 18 months in prison if convicted for more on this story at a THR
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