The armorer on the Rust film set, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a New Mexico jury. The 26-year-old placed a live round in the gun used by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal, resulting in the tragic death of cinematographer Helena Hutchins in October 2021.
Gutierrez-Reed's trial garnered widespread attention, especially within the entertainment industry, due to the potential precedent it could establish. While she did not directly fire the weapon or bring live ammunition to the set, prosecutors argued that as the weapons handler, she bore sole responsibility for weapon safety. Despite her defense claiming she was being scapegoated and shifting blame to the film production company and Baldwin, the jury found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
