Rust Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter

Three years after the fatal shooting on set of the movie Rust, the jury has reached a verdict on one of those involved.

The film's armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and not guilty of tampering with evidence by a New Mexico jury on March 6, per a court filing obtained by E! News. 

With the guilty verdict, the 26-year-old faces up to three years in state prison and will be sentenced at a later date. 

The nearly two-week trial took place after actor Alec Baldwin held a prop gun that fired a live round of ammunition while on the set of the film Rust back in 2021. The bullet that was fired injured the movie's director Joel Souza and killed the cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins. Gutierrez-Reed plead not guilty to her charges over the incident. In addition, Baldwin plead not guilty to his own charges related to the killing back in January and will face trial in July. 

During the trial's closing statements, prosecutor Kari T. Morrissey called Gutierrez-Reed's failure to ensure there were no live rounds in the gun "negligent" and "careless," per NBC News. 

Morrissey also added that following the events on the Rust set, the armorer was "more worried about her career" than the victims.

E! News has reached out to Baldwin and Gutierrez-Reed's lawyers for comment but has not heard back. 

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