Death of Park Employee

An NPS custodian was found in the basement of the Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center with a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on the morning of Thursday, February 2nd. At about 7:30 a.m., rangers responded to an alarm call at the site. An internal door alarm had been activated and the outside of the building was found to be secure. When a ranger entered the building to investigate, the custodian was found alive. He was flown to a Fairfax hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The FBI led the investigation and was assisted by rangers and Fredericksburg PD.