Jacobs Expresses Sympathy for Tragic Event at NASA Site

Jacobs Engineering has announced that an employee was involved in the tragedy at Johnson Space Center (JSC) on Friday afternoon 20 April 2007. One of their employees shot and killed himself and a NASA employee. A second person was taken hostage but escaped. Jacobs stated their primary concern, from the moment they were notified of the event, was for their employees, NASA personnel, and other contractors in the area. Jacobs immediately verified the location and safety of their employees who work in Building 44 and nearby facilities. All security and emergency response actions surrounding this event were under the control of and fully coordinated with NASA JSC Security.

Jacobs further stated they provided timely information to all Jacobs employees and their families and arranged for the orderly evacuation of those who needed transportation. They also made arrangements for counseling of affected employees and their families. Jacobs expressed their deepest sympathy for the deceased NASA employee and his family which has suffered this tragic loss and the trauma suffered by the other employee and her family.

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Posted 24/04/07

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