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Dani Anguiano in Santa Fe and Sam Levin in Los Angeles

Jurors selected as Alec Baldwin’s Rust involuntary manslaughter trial begins

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Alec Baldwin, right, and his attorney Luke Nikas arrive for jury selection in his involuntary manslaughter trial on Tuesday in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Photograph: Ross D Franklin/AP

Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial in the 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the Rust film set began on Tuesday at a New Mexico courthouse where 16 people were selected to serve on the jury.

After a full day of proceedings, which were initially delayed by technical issues for several hours, a jury of 11 women and five men were seated in the long-awaited trial.

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