The trial of a gun armorer on the New Mexico film set where the actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer while rehearsing a scene for the neo-western Rust in October 2021 is set to start on Wednesday with jury selection.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 25, faces involuntary manslaughter and tampering charges for allegedly loading a fully functioning .45 revolver with dummy rounds and at least one live round – then handing the gun to Baldwin, who was pointing it at Halyna Hutchins when it went off. The bullet also injured the director Joel Souza.
