Sailor Killed in Firearm Incident Aboard Future Carrier John F. Kennedy
NCIS is leading an active investigation with one sailor placed in pretrial confinement while the Navy withholds identities pending next-of-kin notification.
Overview
- A firearm-related incident on the PCU John F. Kennedy, which is docked at Newport News Shipbuilding, left one sailor dead and another in pretrial confinement.
- The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is conducting a thorough, active probe into the circumstances of the death and has said charges have not yet been filed.
- The Navy has declined to release the names of those involved while investigators and next-of-kin notifications continue.
- The carrier remains under construction at Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News yard with delivery and commissioning scheduled for 2027, and the ship’s builder and Navy officials are working with investigators.
- Family support and counseling services have been offered to shipmates, and the investigation’s outcome could lead to formal charges or other legal action depending on NCIS findings.