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Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter on March 6, 2024 in the fatalRustset shooting.
Gutierrez-Reed was found not guilty of evidence tampering in relation to the2021 incidentthat left cinematographerHalyna Hutchinsdead.
Hutchins died on set afterAlec Baldwinallegedly shot a prop gun loaded with live ammo in her direction.
Director Joel Souza was also shot, but survived.
Gutierrez-Reed and Baldwin pleaded not guilty in their cases.
Baldwin contends that he did not pull the trigger.
Gutierrez-Reedstwo-week-long trialwas light on bombshells and largely reiterated what the prosecution and defense had long contended.
The decisions she made that day ultimately contributed to Ms. Hutchinss death.
Lewis concluded his opening by citing Gutierrez-Reeds own words in an interview with police after the shooting.
She says at the end: I just, I dont know.
I wish I would have checked it, Lewis remarked.
And so do we.
Jason Bowles, Gutierrez-Reeds attorney, argued in his opening that the set was filled with safety problems.
Just because there was a tragedy does not mean that a crime was committed.
Because shes an easy target.
Shes the least powerful person on that set.
The significant twist during Gutierrez-Reeds trial came duringassistant director David Hallss testimony.
While Baldwin initially said that Gutierrez-Reed had handed him the gun, he later claimed it was Halls.
During Hallss testimony, he claimed that Gutierrez-Reed handed Baldwin the gun.
Baldwin will face an involuntary manslaughter trial on July 9, 2024, in theRustincident.
