Boeing whistleblower John Barnett found dead

Police in Charleston, South Carolina, are investigating the death of John Barnett, a 62-year-old former Boeing employee-turned-whistleblower. The coroner says he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It comes as the company faces growing pressure following a series of incidents and as the FAA has uncovered safety and quality concerns over the company's Max 737 jet production. NBC’s Tom Costello reports for TODAY.

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[notmebutyou]

No. "Whistle-blower" and "found dead" used in the same sentence doesn't raise a red flag. Not at

[PeacefulJoint]

Murdered. Literally nobody thinks he ended his own life.

[funkydunkas]

“We have investigated ourselves and found nothing wrong”

[HowDoU]

He told his family/friends that if he ends up dead, its not suicide, but that they came and killed him.

[IURMOM]

“Boeing kills former employee for snitching”

[RyanWehr]

He told his family “ if anything happens to me it’s not suicide”. He knew..

[legna]

Every whistleblower or person who reveals huge secrets always dies from “self inflicted wounds”

[biggie]

Nope, nope. Murdered. Killed. Assassinated. He was ABSOLUTELY killed. That was NOT self inflcited.

[xisotopex]

its amazing how often whistleblowers end up in jail or dead.

[ccodzkp]

Former aircraft mechanic here. This is why I got out. I brought serious safety concerns to management and I wasn’t just fired, I was blacklisted. I would never go back even now that recruiters are calling.

[spaghetti]

We have investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing.

[robertstewart]

This man put everything on the line to make air carriers accountable and air travel safer. A hero by all standards

[CultofThings]

“Our thoughts are with his family and friends” sounds like a threat at this point.

[DerangedSloth]

"he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound"

Dude got targeted by hitmen.

[bxi]

Anybody with a functioning brain knows what really happened.

[KenMac-uivb]

'self inflicted'. What a joke.

[justinian]

Literally just saw a video where he says if something happened to him, it wasn’t a suicide. I hope his family gets justice

[EmperorShang]

Amazingly he popped himself twice in the back of his head. Experts speculate he popped himself after he died to make sure he remained so

[intz]

It’s ONLY because they got caught. Boycott Boeing. Save your life.

[ianchristensen]

New slogan for Boeing: "If it's Boeing, I ain't going."