'Rust' armorer convicted in fatal on-set shooting death is released from prison

The film armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting on the set of "Rust" has been released from prison.

The film armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting on the set of "Rust" has been released from prison.

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was responsible for firearms used on set when a prop revolver actor Alec Baldwin was holding fired a live round that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Gutierrez-Reed was released Friday morning, a New Mexico Corrections Department spokesperson said.

She was released in Arizona, to a region near the Nevada and California borders, with dual supervision under probation and parole authorities to take place concurrently, spokesperson Brittany Roembach said. She will be on parole in the manslaughter case for a year, the spokersperson said.

A separate and previous case in which Gutierrez-Reed was accused of unlawfully carrying a firearm in a licensed liquor establishment has resulted in 18 months of probation, Roembach said.

In March 2024, a New Mexico jury found Gutierrez-Reed guilty of involuntary manslaughter and not guilty of tampering with evidence. She was 26 at the time.