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Hannah Gutierrez, the chief weapons handler for the Western movie "Rust," was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday (April 15) in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot when actor Alec Baldwin was handling a gun during the film's production in 2021.

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Hannah Gutierrez, the chief weapons handler for the Western movie &quot;Rust,&quot; was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday (April 15) in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot when actor Alec Baldwin was handling a gun during the film&#x27;s production in 2021.In March, Gutierrez, 27, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for mistakenly loading a live round into a revolver Baldwin was using on a Santa Fe, New Mexico, movie set.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/3/7/jury-finds-armorer-guilty-in-rust-shooting-919" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jury finds armorer guilty in &#x27;Rust&#x27; shooting</a></div>The shooting, which stunned Hollywood, is believed to be the first time in modern times that a member of a film crew or cast was killed by a live round accidentally loaded into a gun.Baldwin&#x27;s trial is set for July 10 after a grand jury indicted him on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in January.Gutierrez, step-daughter of Hollywood gun trainer Thell Reed, was sentenced by New Mexico District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer.Gutierrez&#x27;s lawyer Jason Bowles had requested she be given probation, but prosecutors argued for a full 18 months due to lack of contrition.Prosecutor Kari Morrissey pointed to phone calls by Gutierrez from jail in which she said the jurors were &quot;idiots,&quot; the judge had been &quot;paid off,&quot; and she continued to blame Baldwin and others for the shooting.Gutierrez had already spent a month in Santa Fe county jail following her conviction.On March 6, a Santa Fe jury took less than two hours to find her guilty. One juror afterwards said Gutierrez had not done her job to ensure weapons safety on set.Hutchins&#x27; death initially prompted U.S. film and television productions to stop using real firearms and blank ammunition. Two and a half years later, many are using them again because of the realistic effects they produce, according to armorers.Hutchins was fatally shot when Baldwin pointed his gun at the cinematographer and cocked the weapon as she set up a scene.<div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2975967"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script>During Gutierrez&#x27;s three-week trial, prosecutors accused her of unknowingly bringing live Colt .45 rounds onto the set of the low-budget movie, something that has been strictly forbidden for nearly a century under Screen Actors Guild safety guidelines.Bowles said Gutierrez was the scapegoat for a chaotic production where she was not given time to check weapons. He blamed Hutchins&#x27; death on reckless use of firearms by Baldwin and his efforts to rush and control the filming. Baldwin was also a producer and writer on the movie.The &quot;30 Rock&quot; actor denies pulling the trigger and said he had been directed to aim it at the camera. But the FBI and an independent firearms expert found the gun would not fire without the trigger depressed.

Hannah Gutierrez, the chief weapons handler for the Western movie "Rust," was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday (April 15) in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was shot when actor Alec Baldwin was handling a gun during the film's production in 2021.

'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez sentenced to 18 months in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

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'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez sentenced to 18 months in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

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Published April 16, 2024 07:34 AM PHT

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Updated April 16, 2024 07:38 AM PHT

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