'Rust' armorer's trial proceeds with medical investigator's testimony
A medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Halyna Hutchins testified she determined the manner of death from a gunshot was accidental.
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A medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Halyna Hutchins testified she determined the manner of death from a gunshot was accidental.
Prosecutors on Tuesday focused on how live rounds got onto the set of "Rust," questioning a detective who said the film's armorer was mistaken when she said the live round used in a fatal shooting came from an ammunition box provided by a props supplier. On day four of armorer Hannah Gutierrez's manslaughter trial, jurors saw a video of a police interview with her on Oct. 21, 2021.
Hannah Gutierrez Reed became distraught during Tuesday's "Rust" trial testimony. The jury was shown photos of Halyna Hutchins' gunshot wounds taken by the medical examiner.
Hannah Gutierrez Reed told detectives in an interview that she checked dummy bullets "most of the time."
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is accused of involuntary manslaughter and is also facing a charge of tampering with evidence in the 2021 shooting death.