Sailor Involved in JFK Shooting Released From Pre-trial Confinement

A sailor involved in a shooting on future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) was released from pre-trial confinement, USNI News has learned. A sailor, whose name has not been released, was initially taken into pre-trial confinement following the fatal shooting of Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Jesse Braswell on June 6, USNI News previously reported. The sailor has since been released, though a Naval Air Force Atlantic statement did not say when the sailor was released. Braswell’s cause of death was a gunshot to the head, while the manner was homicide, meaning someone other than Braswell caused his death. Homicide is