Rust film armourer sentenced to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting

The chief weapons handler who loaded a gun for actor Alec Baldwin before it fired and killed a cinematographer in 2021 has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March for mistakenly loading a live round into the revolver Baldwin used in the film Rust. 'You were the armourer – the one that stood between a safe weapon and a weapon that could kill someone,' Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said on Monday. Her punishment is the most substantial criminal consequence yet in the legal fallout over Halyna Hutchins’ death in a case that has captivated Hollywood and the US Rust film armorer sentenced to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/15/rust-shooting-armorer-sentencing The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #rust #rustshooting #halnyahutchins #alecbaldwin #hannahguttierezreed #film #movies #guns #armourer