"Rust' armorer sentenced to 18 months for fatal shooting on movie set
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Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was in charge of weapons on the New Mexico set of the Western movie starring Alec Baldwin.
The armorer on the movie set for "Rust" was sentenced to 18 months in prison Monday.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March of involuntary manslaughter for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Gutierrez-Reed sat through hours of emotional victim impact statements during Monday's hearing, appearing downcast and tearful at times.
In a recorded video from Ukraine, Hutchins' mother talked about how difficult this time has been for her, according to a translation provided by the court.
Gutierrez-Reed was in charge of weapons on the New Mexico set of the Western movie starring Alec Baldwin. The actor was holding the gun that went off, striking Hutchins and director Joel Souza, who survived.
