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Movie armorer’s involuntary manslaughter conviction upheld in fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting by Alec Baldwin

Movie armorer’s involuntary manslaughter conviction upheld in fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting by Alec Baldwin


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SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge on Monday upheld an involuntary manslaughter conviction against a movie armorer in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.”

Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed asked a court to dismiss her involuntary manslaughter conviction or convene a new trial in the shooting death, alleging misconduct and suppression of evidence by law enforcement.

A New Mexico judge has upheld the manslaughter conviction of “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed. Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno-Pool/Getty Images
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was accidentally shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on the set of “Rust.” Getty Images for SAGindie
The gun used in the fatal “Rust” shooting. via REUTERS

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer halted and ended Baldwin’s trial in July based on misconduct of police and prosecutors and their withholding evidence from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set outside Santa Fe.

Gutierrez-Reed was convicted by a jury in March in a trial overseen by Marlowe Sommer, who later sentenced her to the maximum 18-month penalty.

Gutierrez-Reed already has an appeal of her involuntary manslaughter conviction pending in a higher court.

Prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the set of “Rust” and for failing to follow basic gun safety protocols.

Alec Baldwin reacting after a judge dismissed his involuntary manslaughter for the “Rust” shooting on July 12, 2024. Ramsay de Give/Pool Photo via AP, File
Baldwin embracing his wife Hilaria Baldwin during his trial at at Santa Fe County District Court. RAMSAY DE GIVE/Pool via REUTERS

Gutierrez-Reed’s attorneys argued that her case should be reconsidered because prosecutors failed to share evidence that might have been exculpatory.

She was acquitted at trial of allegations she tampered with evidence in the “Rust” investigation.

Gutierrez-Reed also has pleaded not guilty to a separate felony charge that she allegedly carried a gun into a bar in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where firearms are prohibited.

A video clip displayed at Gutierrez-Reed’s trial showing Baldwin on the set of “Rust.” Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Hutchins and Alec Baldwin on the set of “Rust.” Court TV
The set of “Rust” at Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe on Oct. 23, 2021. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File
Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in prison. AP

A proposed plea agreement is awaiting court review.

Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer for “Rust,” was pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal on a movie set outside Santa Fe in October 2021 when the revolver went off, killing Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.

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