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At a news conference, Sheriff John Allen says authorities have captured the South Carolina man, 33-year-old Jaremy Smith, after a shootout, who is wanted in the killing of a New Mexico state police officer over the weekend. COURTESY: KOAT TV ((mandatory on air credit))

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New Mexico authorities detain man in fatal shooting of state police officer
By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press
Sun,03/17/24-12:27PM , 105 Reads
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A suspect in the shooting death of a New Mexico state police officer was captured Sunday by law enforcement officers in the Albuquerque area based on a tip from a gas station clerk, authorities said.
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The jury forewoman in the trial of "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed reads the verdict to a charge of involuntary manslaughter and a charge of tampering with evidence.

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'Rust' armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on movie set
By MORGAN LEE - Associated Press
Wed,03/06/24-1:20PM , 213 Reads
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A jury convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”
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Prosecutors say negligence by a movie weapons supervisor in handling ammunition and weapons during the filming of the Western “Rust” contributed to actor Alec Baldwin fatally shooting a cinematographer during a rehearsal. (Feb. 22)

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Negligence or scapegoating? Trial of 'Rust' armorer begins in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE - Associate Press
Wed,02/21/24-11:14PM , 75 Reads
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors sought to pin blame on a movie weapons supervisor for bringing live ammunition on set and “unprofessional and sloppy” work that contributed to the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin during production of the film “Rust,” as the first trial in the death began Thursday.
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AP correspondent Julie Walker reports on the trial for the armorer in the Baldwin Set Shooting

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Jurors sworn in for trial of 'Rust' armorer in fatal 2021 shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE - Associate Press
Tue,02/20/24-11:09PM , 96 Reads
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors in New Mexico are pursuing accountability for the 2021 death of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for the Western film “Rust.”
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