Boeing whistleblower found dead days after testifying against company

By Elina Tarkazikis | Denver7

A Boeing whistleblower who raised concerns about the company’s production standards was found dead days after testifying against the company.

Sixty-two-year-old John Barnett of Louisiana had worked for Boeing for 32 years before retiring in 2017 because of his health, according to the BBC. In the lead-up to his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the aircraft giant.

The Charleston County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina confirmed to several news outlets that Barnett died on March 9 of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was found dead in his truck in a hotel parking lot.

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