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Before actor and producer Alec Baldwin faces a jury, armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will first go on trial over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust. Hutchins was killed on 21 October 2021 when Baldwin discharged a live gun on the set of the film in Santa Fe. Baldwin was a producer as well as actor in the film, while Gutierrez-Reed was the movie’s weapons supervisor on set. Gutierrez-Reed has pleaded not guilty to the charges and says she’s not directly to blame for Hutchins’ death. In court filings, lead defence counsel Jason Bowles has pointed to findings by workpl…