Testimony in the manslaughter investigation of Alec Baldwin over the fatal ‘Rust’ shooting has provided troubling details.
Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed described Baldwin being distracted during firearms training and not taking it seriously.
“I walked in, and I said, ‘All right, Alec. I’m going to be your armorer. We’re going to go over how to shoot all your weapons, how to load them, how to make them safe, and we’re going to make sure that you really know — that you look like you know what you’re doing,’” Gutierrez-Reed said, noting that he was distracted by his phone.
She requested additional training for Baldwin due to his gun-heavy role but was denied.
“Particularly with Alec, just because his role is so gun-heavy, and I wanted to make sure he was familiar with his weapon,” and, “I told them that he needed more time to practice his cross-draw because I didn’t want him to have complications with it on filming day,” she said.
On set, she found live ammunition present and warned of unsafe conditions.
Two hours after she prepared the gun used in rehearsal, it fatally shot the cinematographer.
Prosecutors are focusing on how live rounds ended up in the gun, and text messages between Gutierrez-Reed and her father about ammunition have raised questions about her possible role in introducing live rounds to the set.
Her testimony painted a picture of negligence and indifference to safety by Baldwin and the production that contributed to the tragedy.
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