main gates outside Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in The white settlement closed on Thursday morning after a man shot himself, apparently trying to access facility, police say.
According to the White Village Police Department, a man arrived at the facility. main gate near Clifford Street and Spur 341/Lockheed Boulevard shortly after 5:30 am
At some point during the interaction the man with security, the police said he made “regarding statements” before pulling out shotgun and fatally shot himself.
There is no other people injured during the shooting, police said.
White Village Police Department Police investigate apparent suicide outside lockheed martin gate in Fort Worth, May 19, 2022
Leader of the white settlement of Police officer Christopher Cook said his department was called to the gate and was working with several other agencies responded to the incident.
“Every time you have a shooting in progress in defense contractor or in and around the naval air base we will have a retaliatory strike, which happened this morning, ”Cook said.
Cook said the man made non-specific statements about the security of Lockheed Martin when searching for federal law enforcement agency, which may be located on territory or at a nearby NASJRB.
Ken Ross, Representative for Lockheed Martin said on Thursday morning that the man did not ask for someone from an aerospace company.
As of According to Cook, after the man’s statements, explosives from the Fort Worth Police Department were called to the security services. in to take a closer look at the portfolio in male vehicle. Shortly after 10 a.m., police said there were no explosive devices. found in male vehicle.
Once the scene is secured, the man remains will be drawn over Tarrant County Medical Examiner for official identification. Cook said they have pre-ID on people and what agents and officers visited people known person on Thursday morning and determined that other threats to community.
“Everyone location we checked we checked found no additional threats. We do not believe that there are any permanent threats with Naval Air Station or Lockheed Martin,” Cook said. So right now we playing it’s safe out of abundance of care in manufacturing sure no explosive devices in in vehicle.”
White Village Police Department
Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth is next to Joint Naval Air Station Fort Worth, and it is here that the aerospace company builds the F-35 Lightning II, the most advanced military strike fighter in in world. thousands of employees work on site every day.
While the investigation is going on, the institution remains open to employees. The gates on Spur 341 northbound are closed and employees must enter the facility through another gate, police said. It is expected that someone will open the closed gate before noon.
If you are thinking about suicide or if you know someone is thinking about suicide, you can call 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) for help. En Espanol: Red Nacional de Prevencion del Suicidio 1-888-628-9454. An online chat option was added HERE. Additional suicide prevention resources: available HERE.
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