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Johnson Space Center shooting: William Phillips barricades himself with a handgun in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas before killing a male hostage and himself.
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Johnson Space Center shooting
2007 hostage situation and shooting in Houston, Texas
The Johnson Space Center shooting was an incident of hostage taking that occurred on April 20, 2007 in Building 44, the Communication and Tracking Development Laboratory, at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas, United States. The gunman, William Phillips,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Handgun
Short-barreled firearm designed to be held and used with one hand
A handgun is a firearm designed to be usable with only one hand. It is distinguished from a long barreled gun which typically is intended to be held by both hands and braced against the shoulder. Handguns have shorter effective ranges compared to long guns, and are much harder…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
NASA
American space and aeronautics agency
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States's civil space program, aeronautics research and space research. Established in 1958, it succeeded the National Advisory Committee for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Johnson Space Center
NASA field center for human spaceflight
The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is NASA's center for human spaceflight in Houston, Texas, where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted. It was renamed in honor of the late U.S. president and Texas native, Lyndon B. Johnson, by an act of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Houston
Largest city in Texas, United States
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census, while the Greater Houston metropolitan area at 7.8 million residents is the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 20
Day of the year
April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 255 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)