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Man who blew whistle on Boeing found dead

John Barnett, a former Boeing employee who had reportedly raised concerns about the company's production issues, was found dead in an apparent suicide, Reuters cited authorities in South Carolina as saying on Tuesday. Barnett had worked at Boeing for 32 years before leaving the company in 2017, according to the BBC. The 62-year-old died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Charleston County Coroner's Office in South Carolina confirmed on Tuesday. The Charleston City police are investigating, the coroner's office said, without giving details. Barnett was in the middle of a deposition in an ongoing whistleblower retaliation case against Boeing, according to a statement from his attorneys.