‘Rust’ armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter
A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”
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This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M, Oct. 23, 2021, used for the film "Rust." A jury convicted movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Baldwin has been indicted on a charge of involuntary manslaughter and has pleaded not guilty ahead of a July trial date.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP
Santa Fe County Deputy Levi Abeyta, left, watches as expert witness for the defense Frank Koucky III demonstrates how to uncock a gun like the one used on the set of the movie "Rust" as Koucky testifies in the involuntary manslaughter trial of movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Tuesday, March 5, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP
"Rust" movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, right, talks with her attorney Jason Bowles during her involuntary manslaughter trial, Tuesday, March 5, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP, POOL
Santa Fe County Deputy Levi Abeyta, left, watches as firearms expert for the defense Frank Koucky III demonstrates how to uncock a gun like the one used on the set of the movie "Rust" as Koucky testifies in the involuntary manslaughter trial of movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Tuesday, March 5, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP
Firearms expert for the defense Frank Koucky III displays a replica and a functioning gun for the jury as he testifies in the involuntary manslaughter trial of "Rust" movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Tuesday, March 5, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP
Santa Fe County Sheriffs Deputy Levi Abeyta, left, intervenes as a firearms expert for the defense, Frank Koucky III, points a replica gun in the direction of Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer while demonstrating how to remove the cylinder from a gun like the one used in the "Rust" shooting as Koucky testifies in the involuntary manslaughter trial of movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, Tuesday, March 5, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP, POOL
"Rust" movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, center, talks with her attorney Jason Bowles, right, and her defense team during her involuntary manslaughter trial, Tuesday, March 5, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP, POOL
"Rust" movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed stands by her defense team during her involuntary manslaughter trial, Tuesday, March 5, at the First Judicial District Courthouse in Santa Fe, N.M. A jury convicted Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday, March 6, in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL VIA AP
FBI Special Agent in Charge Ruben Marchand Morales speaks at the courtyard of Pete V. Domenici Courthouse Wednesday, March 6, in Albuquerque, N.M. A U.S. judge on Wednesday sentenced four family members to life in prison for convictions stemming from a federal terrorism and kidnapping case that began in 2017 with the search for a toddler who went missing from Georgia and was later found dead when authorities raided a squalid compound in northern New Mexico.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP, POOL
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed looks over at her mom Stacy Reed as she is taken into custody after the guilty verdict during her trial at district court on Wednesday, March 6, in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP, POOL
Juror Alberto Sanchez speaks to the media after the trial for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie "Rust", at district court on Wednesday, March 6, in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP, POOL
Stacy Reed, mother of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, reacts after hearing the guilty verdict during her daughter's trial at district court on Wednesday, March 6, in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP, POOL
Paul Peter Pesce, a TV and movie director, speaks from the witness stand during the trial for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie "Rust", at district court on Wednesday, March 6, in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP, POOL
Defense attorney Jason Bowles delivers closing arguments during the trial for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie "Rust", at district court on Wednesday, March 6, in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP, POOL
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey delivers closing arguments during the trial for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie "Rust", at district court on Wednesday, March 6, in Santa Fe, N.M.SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN VIA AP, POOL
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie "Rust", listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court on Wednesday, March 6, in Santa Fe, N.M.