Halina Hutchins’ family is focusing on Alec Baldwin after “The Last” armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed was found guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday.
Baldwin will face a jury on July 9 on charges of manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of a cinematographer. Hutchins was killed on October 21, 2021, when the gun Baldwin was holding was fired on the set of “The Last.”
“Halina’s parents and sister have always wanted everyone responsible for Ms. Halina’s death to be held accountable,” a lawyer for the Hutchins family told Fox News Digital.
A statement submitted by Gloria Allred and John Carpenter said: “The jury found, on the evidence, that Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt for her role in taking Ms. Halina’s life. “We are satisfied with the verdict reached.” “We look forward to the justice system continuing to ensure that everyone else responsible for Ms. Halina’s death faces legal consequences for their actions.”
Alec Baldwin likely to be ‘nervous’ about ‘Lust’ trial after armorer convicted of voluntary manslaughter
Alec Baldwin moved out of his apartment on March 7th. (Dario Alekín, Fox News Digital)
Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Baldwin. (Dario Alekín, Fox News Digital)
Baldwin was seen leaving his home in New York City on Thursday morning. He was accompanied by his wife, Hilaria.
Baldwin was indicted On January 19, he was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, negligent use of a firearm, or involuntary manslaughter without due care or prudence.
The actor was previously charged with manslaughter on January 31, 2023, but special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis found “new facts” that required additional consideration. , the charges were dropped in April.
After further investigation, prosecutors convened a grand jury.
Alec Baldwin faces manslaughter charges in the 2021 shooting death of cinematographer Halina Hutchins. (Dario Alekín, Fox News Digital)
Experts told Fox News Digital that Alec Baldwin is “nervous” about his manslaughter trial after a jury convicted “The Last” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reid on Wednesday. It’s very likely.” (Dario Alekín, Fox News Digital)
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Baldwin maintains that he did not pull the trigger of the gun that killed Hutchins. At the time, he was rehearsing a cross-draw scene that Hutchins wanted to add to the script.
“The trigger wasn’t pulled. I didn’t pull the trigger,” Baldwin told George Stephanopoulos in an interview shortly after the shooting.
“No, no, no, no, I would never point a gun at someone and pull the trigger. Absolutely not.”
But during Gutierrez-Reed’s two-week trial, independent firearms expert Lucien Hague told the jury that because of the safety features built into the gun, even if the gun was broken, he wouldn’t have pulled the trigger. Said it was impossible to fire a single-action Colt revolver. . He demonstrated that if the hammer broke and could not lock into the full-cock position, the gun was designed to catch the hammer when sliding into a half-cock or quarter-cock position, preventing the gun from firing. .
“That was intentional. Mr. Colt’s intention was that if the gun wore out and the hammer started falling off when cocked, he would be captured,” Haag explained. “And if you go beyond that, you get captured by the quartercock.”
Hannah Gutierrez Reed listens as the verdict in her manslaughter case is read. (Courtesy of New Mexico State Court)
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The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office also requested an FBI examination to disprove Baldwin’s claim that he did not pull the trigger. The FBI discovered that the gun had to be broken in order to fire without pulling the trigger. Bryce Ziegler, the FBI weapons expert who tested the gun, testified that the revolver was in good working order when he received it for testing.
Detective Alexandra Hancock of the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office said, “Mr. Baldwin stated that he did not pull the trigger, so we proceeded with the investigation, and Mr. Baldwin’s accurate statement was that the gun just went off.” I think that was the case,” he said. he told the jury. “So we needed to find a way to disprove that theory or statement. And that’s what was suggested to us and what the FBI could do.”
Hannah Gutierrez Reed was taken into custody Wednesday after the armorer was found guilty of manslaughter. (Courtesy of Santa Fe County Adult Detention Facility)
Gutierrez-Reed was found guilty of manslaughter Wednesday after a jury deliberated for less than three hours. She was taken into custody immediately after her sentence was read. The armorer’s sentence is expected to be handed down in April or early May.
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