JetCane Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Gunman barricaded inside NASA building 16 minutes ago HOUSTON - A man with a handgun barricaded himself on the second floor of an office building Friday at NASA's Johnson Space Center, police said. Capt. Dwayne Ready said authorities did not know the gunman's motive, but described him as a man between 50 and 60 years old. Ready said two shots were fired, but he did not know whether anyone had been wounded. ADVERTISEMENT SWAT officers had surrounded Building 44, which houses communications and a laboratory. Roads within the 1,600-acre campus were blocked off. A nearby middle school also kept its teachers and students inside as classes ended. Christine Reichert, space station flight controller at the space center, said employees were initially told to stay in their buildings. That restriction was lifted a few hours later. NASA employees and contract workers were kept informed of the situation by e-mail. Michael Zolensky, who studies cosmic dust at the space center, said workers were gathered around a television watching news reports of the situation. Doors to Mission Control were locked as standard procedure. ________ It's been a big week for the MSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetCane Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 I think the result was he killed one hostage and himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 How the **** do you get into nasa with a gun? They have rocketships and telescopes that can take pictures 100 million light years away but no metal detectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Houston PD, we have a problem.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetCane Posted April 21, 2007 Author Share Posted April 21, 2007 I heard that he may have been a contract worker there, so he would have had access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 How the **** do you get into nasa with a gun? They have rocketships and telescopes that can take pictures 100 million light years away but no metal detectors. There is no such thing as total 100% security. You people need to understand, sometimes crap happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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