NASA Gunman Kills Self, Hostage

The gunman who caused an evacuation at Johnson Space Center's Building 44 earlier today killed a hostage before killing himself, the New York Times is reporting. The gunman somehow got a revolver past security and barricaded himself in the building, which contains communication and tracking equipment for space shuttles.

The gunman has been identified as William Phillips, 60. David Beverley, the dead hostage, who was shot in the chest, was a civil servant who worked at NASA. A second hostage escaped with only minor injuries. HPD Chief Harold Hurtt said Beverley had been targeted: there was apparently a dispute between him and Phillips.