Alec Baldwin 'Rust' jurors to hear opening statements
10/7/2024 18:21
Nearly three years after the on-set death of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, New Mexico prosecutors prepared to make opening statements on the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin in a shooting that shocked Hollywood. A New Mexico jury of 12 and four alternates -- 11 women and five men chosen Tuesday -- will hear prosecutors on Wednesday outline arguments that Baldwin disregarded safety during filming of the low-budget movie before pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal, cocking it and pulling the trigger as they set up a camera shot on a set southwest of Santa Fe. The reproduction 1873 Single Action Army revolver fired a live round, inadvertently loaded by armorer Hannah Gutierrez, that killed the rising star cinematographer and wounded director Joel Souza.
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