'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez sentenced to 18 months in prison for fatal on-set shooting

A jury found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 shooting."Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez was given the maximum sentence of 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer at the movie"Rust," listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M.Gutierrez, dressed in tan jail clothes, watched on as Hutchins' friends addressed the court before the sentence was imposed. Director of photography Halyna Hutchins was killed and director Joel Souza was injured on set while filming the movie"Rust" in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 21, 2021.

"What I want is change and justice," she said. "I want those that had a hand in her death ... to face the consequences." In their sentencing memorandum, her attorneys argued that Gutierrez "has endured and will continue to endure collateral consequences far harsher than most defendants ever must face."

In a response filed last week, prosecutors said they opposed a conditional discharge due to Gutierrez's "complete and total failure to accept responsibility for her actions." They argued that her jail calls since being incarcerated demonstrated that she "continues to deny responsibility and blame others." They said the calls also showed she has complained about the negative effects of the incident "while never expressing genuine remorse at any time.

Baldwin was practicing a cross-draw in a church on the set of the Western film on Oct. 21, 2021, when the Colt .45 revolver fired a live round, striking Hutchins and Souza. She showed jurors stills of footage from the set of actors pointing firearms at other crew members, including a minor actor, as well as Gutierrez pointing one at her own face. She also showed photographs of what experts determined to be live rounds in holsters and containers on the set as early as Oct. 10, 2021.

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