Sailor found dead in Va. at Navy facility barracks

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The Navy is investigating the death of a sailor who was found dead Tuesday morning in a barracks after failing to report to work.

The sailor was found in a barracks room at Naval Support Activity Portsmouth Annex, which is home to the nation’s first medical hospital, the Navy said in a news release. The Navy also said emergency personnel responded to a report of gunshots in the morning, although it wasn’t immediately clear whether the two were related.