03/13/2024

Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead Amid Depositions Against Plane Company

He died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound

John Barnett was supposed to answer questions on Saturday as part of a deposition he'd been giving earlier last week related to a legal dispute with his former employer Boeing, which has been dogged by safety concerns, some of which he had raised. But he didn't show up.

When his legal team called him repeatedly to no avail, they eventually asked the hotel he was staying at to check in on him. That's when Barnett was found dead in his truck in the parking lot.

The Charleston County Coroner’s Office told TIME that Barnett died from “what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” and that the Charleston Police Department is continuing to investigate the death.

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