Jurors Sworn In for Trial of ‘Rust’ Armorer in Fatal 2021 Shooting by Alec Baldwin

In this screen grab from lapel camera video, movie set armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, (R), speaks with a sheriff's deputy as other colleagues, at (C) and (L), react on the set of the western move "Rust," shortly after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal, N.M., on Oct. 21, 2021. Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office via AP

SANTA FE, N.M.—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.”

Before Baldwin’s case progresses, the armorer on the set is being tried on charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence. Sixteen jurors—including four alternates—were sworn in for trial Wednesday, capping a daylong selection process conducted largely out of public and media view in deference to the privacy of jurors.