"Rust" weapons supervisor Hannah Gutierrez-Reed convicted of involuntary manslaughter in accidental shooting
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The weapons supervisor on the set of "Rust" who was accused of loading the prop gun that Alec Baldwin used to accidentally shoot and kill cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. She was acquitted on a charge of evidence tampering.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed had pleaded not guilty to both charges. Baldwin, who was pointing the gun at Hutchins when it went off, has also pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter. The film's director, Joel Souza, was also injured in the incident. Souza testified in Gutierrez-Reed's trial, speaking emotionally about the incident.
Gutierrez-Reed faces up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine for the charge of involuntary manslaughter. She will be sentenced at a later date. Guttierrez-Reed was taken into custody after the verdicts were read.