A jury has convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal.
A jury has convicted a movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin.The shooting happened during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie "Rust."The verdict against movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed assigns new blame in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021. An assistant director last year pleaded no contest to negligent handling of a firearm.
"This was a game of Russian roulette every time an actor had a gun with dummies," Morrissey said.RELATED: 'Rust' movie medic awarded $1.15 million partial settlementDefense attorneys said the problems on the set extended far beyond Gutierrez-Reed’s control, including the mishandling of weapons by Baldwin. At trial they cited sanctions and findings by state workplace safety investigators.
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