A film weapons supervisor who loaded guns for actor Alec Baldwin has been found guilty of manslaughter over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during rehearsals on set. rust.

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was found not guilty on a second charge of tampering with evidence.

Ms Hutchins was shot to death after Mr Baldwin fired live ammunition from a revolver during a rehearsal, hitting her. rust Director Joel Souza survives.

The verdict concluded a trial over Hollywood’s first fatal shooting on a set in nearly 30 years.

Alec Baldwin also faces a manslaughter trial, scheduled for July 10. He pleads not guilty.

Ten days of testimony focused on whether the relatively inexperienced 26-year-old armorer endangered other crew members and actors while handling and supervising firearms on a low-budget production set in New Mexico.

Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ordered Gutierrez-Reed’s immediate detention. She faces up to 18 months in state prison.

As deputies led her out of the courtroom, Gutierrez-Reed told her mother, “I’m going to be okay.”

On Oct. 21, 2021, Gutierrez-Reed mistakenly loaded a live round into a replica Colt .45 revolver that belonged to actor Alec Baldwin outside Santa Fe used in the church for movie scenes.

“This case involves ongoing, never-ending safety lapses that resulted in the death of one person and nearly resulted in the death of another,” New Mexico Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey said during closing arguments Wednesday. .”

Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney, Jason Powers, said the film production company was trying to cut costs by hiring her as a part-time armorer and prop assistant on the gun-filled Western.

During the trial, film set firearms safety expert Brian Carpenter testified that more armorers were needed on the set.

New Mexico’s worker safety agency fined Rust Media Productions in 2022, the maximum penalty the state can impose for ignoring industry gun safety guidelines.

Attorney Powers, one of the least experienced and least powerful people on the set, said his client should hold management accountable.

“You have a convenient loser, a convenient scapegoat,” Powers said.