Alec Baldwin Shooting Investigation: Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Denied Negligence During Police Interview
Oct. 27 2021, Published 1:46 p.m. ET
The head armorer for Alec Baldwin’s film Rust denied she didn’t follow safety procedures when grilled by police as they investigate Halyna Hutchins’ death.
Law enforcement sources say 24-year-old Hannah Gutierrez-Reed is cooperating with the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Department after they arrived at the Santa Fe, New Mexico set.
According to a search warrant, Gutierrez-Reed told authorities she had checked the pistol used by Baldwin before putting it on the prop table.
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She denied ever allowing live rounds on the set. The investigators claim a “live round” did indeed discharge from the weapon despite Gutierrez-Reed’s assurances.
During questioning, she also told officers the gun in question had been locked up in a safe prior to the scene. Gutierrez-Reed said only a few people had access to the safe.
The warrant says she felt the gun was ready for use. The assistant director David Halls told a different story. Halls is the person who took the gun off the prop table and handed it to Baldwin.
He admitted not fully checking all the rounds as Gutierrez-Reed passed it to him.