editor Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 From CNN.com:Gunman opened fire at NASA building, police sayNASA evacuated a building at the Johnson Space Center in Houston after a person with a gun was seen and a shot was fired, a NASA spokeswoman said Friday. Brandi Dean said it was not yet known if anyone was hurt. Local police were on the scene, she said. NASA spokesperson, James Hartfield, told CNN there were gunshots heard in the building. He added NASA security rules do not allow weapons on the property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 i'm in mission control now and they won't let us leave. i know that a friend works in the security area and she said they were investigating two incidents. one was someone barricaded and someone with a gun. i guess they are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) i'm in mission control now and they won't let us leave. i know that a friend works in the security area and she said they were investigating two incidents. one was someone barricaded and someone with a gun. i guess they are the same.Oh, an insider, be safe.I have a friend that works their too, I hope everyone is safe. Edited April 20, 2007 by Pumapayam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 a friend whose plane just landed is coming back from ksc works in the bldg and she's calling around to see if she can find any more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 i'm in mission control now and they won't let us leave. i know that a friend works in the security area and she said they were investigating two incidents. one was someone barricaded and someone with a gun. i guess they are the same.Maybe you should keep communicating via Haif if you cant reach family????Maybe we can do something if you need us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Maybe you should keep communicating via Haif if you cant reach family????Maybe we can do something if you need us! Love it, like Justice League, only the HAIF version. Team HAIF to the rescue! Is it a disgruntled employee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) we cant make calls out just to onsite. so everyone is using their cell phones Edited April 20, 2007 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmariar Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Any of y'all at JSC, stay safe. Let us know if we can do anything.This is what the Chronicle has up:Authorities have evacuated Building 44 at the Johnson Space Center because of reports of a man with a weapon, according to a JSC spokeswoman.KPRC was reporting that Jacobs Engineering, a contract employee, is confirming that the alleged gunman works for them. There were reports that several shots were fired, but NASA spokesman Bill Jeffs would not confirm that.Authorities received reports that a gun shot was fired at Johnson Space Center building 44 in Clear Lake at 1:59 p.m. today.Houston Police including a SWAT team were at the scene, as well as NASA security.It was not immediately clear whether anyone was missing or injured. NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries said the incident appears confined to Building 44.``Other than that, it doesn't seem to have affected our activities out here,'' Humphries said.NASA security got a phone call at 1:40 p.m. about a person with a weapon at Building 44, an office building where engineers work on communications systems.People were told to leave Building 44, and workers in other buildings were told to remain there.Building 44, which sits in the middle of the 1,600-acre Johnson Space Center campus, includes offices and two labs. It is an engineering facility for communications and tracking involved in space shuttle work.From television helicopter camera shots on Channel 11, many Houston Police cars were seen around the building.Clear Creek ISD's Space Center Intermediate School, with about 900 students, is currently on lockdown status. No injuries have been reported.NASA spokesman James Hartsfield said the building was ``one of the smaller'' office buildings on the JSC campus, where Mission Control is based. He declined to speculate on how a person would get a gun inside NASA security or what his motives would be.The identity of the armed man is not yet known. Evacuated employees were outside the building, and moved to the east side of nearby Building 25, which is a safety barrier. Some of the employees were sitting under trees and talking. Anyone who comes on to JSC property has to have an employee badge or a visitor badge. Visitors must show a drivers license or some other form of identification to be cleared to be on the property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) Much to do about nothing. This is all over the local and national news. The media's trying to relate everything somehow to the Virginia Tech shootings. Edited April 20, 2007 by KimberlySayWhat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 there was just an announcement in mission control that everyone can now leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Well, I think it is justified. I mean, if something like that happened at my school I would want to know -especially in light of what happened at VA Tech. Also, there was a 'threatening note' found today at UT. Full article here: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metrop...an/4734034.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastEnd Susan Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 there was just an announcement in mission control that everyone can now leave.News just said that the man has a hostage and had targeted one person. He knew what he was doing and where he was going. They are in a conference room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) unfortunately i'm parked in a parking lot near there so i'll probably be here late since they won't let people go over there. Edited April 20, 2007 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 News just said that the man has a hostage and had targeted one person. He knew what he was doing and where he was going. They are in a conference room.Bunch a loons, is he wearing a diaper?(a la Lisa Nowak) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Bunch a loons, is he wearing a diaper?(a la Lisa Nowak)Prolly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 unfortunately i'm parked in a parking lot near there so i'll probably be here late since they won't let people go over there.Well, at least you are not in harms way. What is your job over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) Well, at least you are not in harms way. What is your job over there?engineer. evidently the guy's name is bill phillips and he went into a conference room and asked everyone to leave except for one person. supposedly 3 are unaccounted for...but they may have left early or something. Edited April 20, 2007 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I heard on the news that the guy was a white male, age 50-60.That being said, I am now fearing a backlash against the white male community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) I heard on the news that the guy was a white male, age 50-60.That being said, I am now fearing a backlash against the white male community.he's dead and so is hostage. another escaped supposedly. Edited April 20, 2007 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 he's dead and so is hostage. another escaped supposedly.You beat the Associated Press by 17 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 You beat the Associated Press by 17 minutes.i just spoke with my bro who's a fire chief and evidently the scene inside isn't pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Sorry. Obviously it wasn't nothing and I apologize. It's just that you never can tell with the media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Sorry. Obviously it wasn't nothing and I apologize. It's just that you never can tell with the media. Is it still going on? 2 deaths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I think it's over. Yes, the gunman killed one man and then himself. There was woman who was tied up with tape, but she's alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Why did he do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Why did he do it?The guy who got killed is supposedly David Beverly. David was a NASA lead to the shooter Bill Phillips. Bill was supposed to be building some additions to a computer docking station with certain specifications. David evidently had to repeatedly tell him he was not building to specification and evidently over time the stress built. He lady was a person who did configuration management for the group. David is the only person that people can't contact so that's why they think he was the hostage who was killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Right now, that seems like a dumb reason to kill someone. Grown adults (50-60 years old). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 Right now, that seems like a dumb reason to kill someone. Grown adults (50-60 years old).people do a lot of dumb things. i know i do sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 But kill somebody?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) But kill somebody?!?Trae....people get murdered everyday for reasons you and i would consider stupid. Edited April 21, 2007 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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