Sailors Involved in JFK Shooting Were Part of Carrier’s In-Port Security Force

The two sailors involved in a fatal shooting Saturday aboard future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) were part of the ship’s armed security forces, USNI News has learned. Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Jesse Braswell, of Colorado, was killed in the shooting, which took place around 5:15 a.m on Saturday, while another unnamed sailor was taken into pre-trial confinement. The two were part of the in-port security force for the carrier while the ship is being completed at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding, a defense official told USNI News. While the sailors are given extra training to provide security for the ship