Nearly three years after the on-set death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, New Mexico prosecutors are preparing to make opening statements in the involuntary manslaughter trial of actor Alec Baldwin in a shooting that shocked Hollywood.
A New Mexico jury of 12 and four alternates – 11 women and five men chosen Tuesday – will hear prosecutors on Wednesday outline arguments that Baldwin disregarded safety during filming of the low-budget movie before pointing a gun at Hutchins during a rehearsal, cocking it and pulling the trigger as they set up a camera shot on a set southwest of Santa Fe.
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