The involuntary manslaughter trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the New Mexico set of the Western film "Rust" in October 2021, began on Thursday with opening statements. Gutierrez-Reed was the weapons supervisor when a gun that was being held by actor Alec Baldwin discharged during rehearsal, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza. She was also charged with tampering with evidence.

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