A NASA contract worker took a handgun inside an office building Friday at the Johnson Space Center and fatally shot a hostage before killing himself, police said. A second hostage escaped with minor injuries.
The gunman was able to take a snub-nosed revolver past NASA security and barricade himself in the building, which houses communications and tracking systems for the space shuttle, authorities said.
NASA and police identified him as 60-year-old William Phillips. He had apparently had a dispute with the slain hostage, police said.
NASA spokesman Doug Peterson said the agency would review its security.
"Any organization would take a good, hard look at the kind of review process we have with people," Peterson said.
To enter the space center, workers flash an ID badge as they drive past a security guard. The badge allows workers access to designated buildings.
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