Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead
Al Jazeera
Coroner’s office in US state of South Carolina says 62-year-old former Boeing employee died on Saturday.
A former Boeing employee who blew the whistle on alleged safety problems at the aircraft manufacturing giant has been found dead.
John Barnett, 62, died on Saturday from an apparent “self-inflicted” wound, a coroner in South Carolina in the United States said on Monday.
“Charleston City Police Department is the investigating agency. No further details are available at this time,” the office of Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal told Al Jazeera in a statement.
Boeing, where Barnett worked for more than three decades until his retirement in 2017, expressed condolences at the news of his death.
“We are saddened by Mr. Barnett’s passing, and our thoughts are with his family and friends,” the Seattle-based aircraft manufacturer told Al Jazeera in a statement.
