Monday, December 05, 2005

11/30 Fort Worth, TX Sailor Attempts Suicide at Base

A sailor who wrestled with his supervisors for control of a gun Fort Worth on Thursday remained hospitalized in serious condition Friday, officials said.

The sailor, who has not been identified, was shot in the neck about 12:40 p.m. in an office at Naval Air Station. The sailor went to his workplace to shoot himself but was stopped by two supervisors, Lt. Brian Sullivan and Chief Petty Officer Charles Lackey, who were grazed by the bullet.

The distraught sailor had a "combination of some personal and military issues."

The handgun was a personal weapon, which was not authorized to have on base where only security personnel are allowed to carry handguns on the installation.

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