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day four of armorer Hannah Gutierrez's manslaughter trial,
jurors saw a video of a police interview with her on Oct. 21,
2021. That was the day "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
died, struck by a bullet Gutierrez loaded into a revolver star
Alec Baldwin was rehearsing with. Baldwin's separate involuntary
manslaughter trial is set for July 10.
Live rounds have been forbidden on movie sets for over a
century. Prosecutors allege Gutierrez was unprofessional and
unknowingly brought six live rounds on set and failed to spot
them.
In the video, the armorer tells detectives the white cardboard
box she drew a live round from was provided by props supplier
Seth Kenney about a week earlier.
Asked by New Mexico state prosecutor Kari Morrissey on Tuesday
whether the statement was correct, Santa Fe County Sheriff's
Office detective Alexandra Hancock said it was not.
Later, in a Nov. 9, 2021 interview seen by Reuters, Gutierrez
told Hancock she brought the box on set, then immediately added
that the tray of rounds inside it could have been switched from
another box.
Gutierrez's lawyers say she is the scapegoat for a rushed
production where producers such as Baldwin ignored firearm
safety.
Baldwin has said firearms safety was the responsibility of
weapons handlers, not an actor, while producers deny they
ignored Gutierrez's requests for extra firearms training for
Baldwin.
Also Tuesday, medical examiner Heather Jarrell testified that
medics incorrectly inserted a breathing tube into Hutchins and
it took 1-1/2 hours to get her to a hospital.
Asked by defense lawyer Jason Bowles if Hutchins could have
survived with speedier treatment, Jarrell replied "potentially."
(Reporting By Andrew Hay; Editing by Donna Bryson and
Christopher Cushing)
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