Alec Baldwin’s Involuntary Manslaughter Trial Will Move Forward After Judge Appears Skeptical About Actor’s Story

The film’s armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who in March was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, will not have to testify after the judge refused prosecutors’ request to grant her immunity.

Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office
In this 2022 image from video released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office, Alec Baldwin stands in costume and speaks with investigators following a fatal shooting on a movie set at Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office

The involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin is set to begin early next month, after the presiding judge rejected the defense’s demands to throw out the case. The judge also expressed skepticism about Mr. Baldwin’s arguments that he’s not responsible for the October 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed when a 19th-century revolver Mr. Baldwin was holding fired accidentally. 

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