Production Manager Testifies About Gun Oversight in Fatal Shooting by Alec Baldwin in 2021 Rehearsal

Published on February 29, 2024

SANTA FE, N.M.—A film-set manager increased oversight of firearm safety but was only partially aware of misfires in the days leading up to the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin during rehearsal for the Western movie “Rust,” jurors heard in courtroom testimony Wednesday. The trial of movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed on charges of involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering entered its fifth day with testimony from the on-set manager, as well as the lead investigator in the case from the Santa Fe sheriff’s office. Ms. Gutierrez-Reed has pleaded not guilty, and defense attorney Jason Bowles highlighted in cross examinations that Mr. Baldwin was allowed to walk and talk with crew members in the immediate aftermath of the shooting on Oct. 21, 2021, while Ms. Gutierrez-Reed was confined to police vehicles and supervised even while going to the bathroom....

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