A jury in New Mexico has found Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer for the film Rust, guilty of involuntary manslaughter. During the criminal trial, prosecutors successfully argued that her negligence and recklessness led to the death of the film's cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, in 2021.
Hutchins was behind the camera when she was shot by a gun held by actor Alec Baldwin while setting up a shot for the Western movie. A bullet killed her and wounded director Joel Souza. Prosecutors said Gutierrez-Reed was to blame for unwittingly bringing at least one live round of ammunition that was loaded into what was supposed to be a prop gun. They argued that she flouted basic safety protocols for handling weapons on the film set.
