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Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has received a prison sentence after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in an on-set shooting.

Gutierrez-Reed was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday, April 15, for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. She was responsible for overseeing the firearms on the set of the movie, Rust. It was during this time that Alec Baldwin claims he unknowingly held a loaded gun, resulting in a tragic incident where a bullet was fired, killing Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza.

“My heart aches for the Hutchins family and friends… Helena has been and always will be an inspiration to me. I understand she was taken too soon and I pray that you all find peace,” she told the judge, as she asked for probation before her sentencing was announced.

She continued: “My heart goes out to the film industry for the devastating pain that this tragedy caused… When I took on Rust, I was young and I was naive, but I took my job as seriously as I knew how to do. Despite not having proper time, resources, and staffing, when things got tough, I just did my best to handle it.”

Regarding Baldwin’s involvement in the tragedy, he is currently awaiting trial scheduled for July, facing charges of involuntary manslaughter. Throughout this ordeal, he has consistently pleaded not guilty and maintained his innocence since the day of the accident.

“The trigger wasn’t pulled. I didn’t pull the trigger. I would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger at them. Never,” Baldwin told George Stephanopoulos in December 2021. “I have no idea [how a bullet got in there]. Someone put a live bullet in a gun. A bullet that wasn’t even supposed to be on the property.”