THE armourer for the Alec Baldwin movie Rust has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter over the shooting death of a cinematographer during filming.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, 26, mistakenly loaded a live round into an imitation Colt .45 revolver, which was handed to the Western’s star Baldwin.
APHannah Gutierrez-Reed has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter[/caption]
The bullet was fired, killing Halyna Hutchins, 42, and wounding director Joel Souza on set in New Mexico in 2021.
Prosecutors said there were “never-ending safety failures”.
Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty yesterday after a two-week trial.
Her lawyer said the production company tried to cut costs by employing her part-time.
He told jurors: “You’ve got a convenient scapegoat.”
She will be sentenced later.
Baldwin faces a manslaughter trial in July.
Instagram/ Alec BaldwinThe shooting death happened on Baldwin’s western film Rust[/caption]
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was struck by a live round while rehearsing a scene with BaldwinGetty Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
