The inner workings of a Colt .45 “Peacemaker” revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, have become the focus of Alec Baldwin’s trial for the 2021 fatal shooting of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico movie set.
Baldwin and his wife Hilaria Baldwin were among those watching in the courtroom as lawyers on Tuesday questioned 70 prospective jurors about issues such as their knowledge of the case and attitude toward gun experts, the start of a process to choose a 12-person jury.
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer seated the jury and opening statements begin on Wednesday, nearly three years after Baldwin pointed his gun at Hutchins as she set up a camera shot inside a movie-set church about 20 miles southwest of Santa Fe.
Source: People
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