Lawyers for the Boeing whistleblower who was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head Saturday are questioning the narrative that this demise was a suicide and are demanding a full investigation.
As we reported, 62-year-old former Boeing quality control engineer John Barnett was slated to give testimony about his safety concerns but failed to show up for a scheduled appearance and was later discovered in his orange pickup truck with a silver handgun in his hand and finger still on the trigger. There was also reportedly a suicide note, but the contents of that have not been released.
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Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead in Truck With ‘Self-Inflicted’ Gunshot Wound
Although the Charleston County, South Carolina coroner ruled the cause as a “self-inflicted” wound, Barnett’s attorneys aren’t buying that narrative:
“We need more information about what happened to…