Former Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed trains as tattoo artist in Arizona

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer convicted after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on the set of Rust, is training as a tattoo artist in Arizona and runs a piercing business. She has left behind her ambition to work in film, more than a year after her release from prison.

Gutierrez-Reed was 26 when she received an 18-month sentence in April 2024 for involuntary manslaughter; she was released five months early and later completed probation, according to the article. She was convicted of bringing live ammunition to the set, where it was mixed with blanks. Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case was dismissed in July 2024 after prosecutors were found to have withheld evidence from the defence.