SANTA FE, N.M. – It took a jury less than three hours to convict former armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. 

Hutchins died after getting shot with a live round from a prop gun during rehearsal on the ‘Rust’ movie set outside Santa Fe in 2021. 

The jury convicted Gutierrez-Reed of involuntary manslaughter. They found her not guilty of tampering with evidence.

This all centers around the 2021 deadly shooting on the set of “Rust” in Santa Fe. That’s where a live round was used on set and in the gun fired by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal, which hit and killed Hutchins.

After the verdict was read, Gutierrez-Reed was instantly taken into custody.

“I am going to remand you and the reason why is, this is still a death, so deputies take her into custody,” said the judge. 

One of the jurors talked to KOB 4 outside of the courthouse. He says after hearing everything over a week and a half, it was a pretty easy decision.

“Never did the safety checks. Never checked the rounds, to pull them out to look at them, shake them. If you would have done that, this wouldn’t have happened,” said juror Alberto Sanchez.

He said the jury felt that Gutierrez-Reed could have prevented Hutchins’ death.

“It was a lot of the safety issues, that she could have paused or stopped, cleared it all up, and just never did,” Sanchez said.

He said some members of the jury had concerns, but were ultimately convinced Gutierrez-Reed was guilty after some deliberating.

“Someone died. You have to take responsibility, especially when you’re handling weapons, and you’re in charge of those. That’s your job,” Sanchez said.

A defense attorney for Gutierrez-Reed said they have concerns.

“We’re obviously disappointed in the verdict, but we are disappointed in a lot of things that happened in that courtroom. We plan to appeal. We believe we’ve got a number of issues that we’ll be asserting,” said attorney Jason Bowles.

Bowles did not give details on those allegations.

Hutchins’ family sent a statement after the verdict announcement, saying they have, “Always wanted everyone who is responsible for Halyna’s death to be held accountable.”

They went on to say that they are “satisfied” the jury delivered a guilty verdict, and added, “We look forward to the justice system continuing to make sure that everyone else who is responsible for Halyna’s death is required to face the legal consequences for their actions.”

Gutierrez-Reed’s mom was visibly upset in the courtroom after the verdict was read. 

Gutierrez-Reed faces up to 18 months in prison. Her sentencing is set for a later date. 

Baldwin’s trial is set for July. 

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