Mitchell-Sandor was one of three sailors assigned to George Washington to die from suicide this month. On March 17, 2021, Torpedoman’s Mate 3rd Class Petty Officer Manuel Julian Jr., 23, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while standing watch on USS Charlotte (SSN-766), which was in port for maintenance at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. 13, 2020, Seaman Isaiah Peralta, on duty aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while standing a security watch on Lima Pier at North Island, Calif. On Dec. 4, 2019, Machinist Mate Auxiliary Fireman Gabriel Romero, 22, who was on watch for USS Columbia (SSN-771) while the submarine was in maintenance at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Hawaii, killed two civilian shipyard workers and then himself. The Navy has experienced multiple suicides by on-duty armed sailors since December of 2019, according to USNI News’ records. Mitchell-Sandor, who had enlisted in August, had attended the rating’s “A” School in San Antonino before transferring to the carrier, according to his releasable bio. Sailors with the Master-At-Arm rating act as military police aboard ships and on shore. The sailor was treated by the medical team on board before being transported to Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News where the service member passed away.” On Thursday, the Navy said Mitchell-Sandor “was found unresponsive on board the ship on April 15.
“NCIS is conducting a thorough investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the death of MASR Xavier Mitchell-Sandor, as we do in response to all non-combat, medically unattended fatalities of Department of the Navy service members,” spokesman Jeff Houston said. A spokesman for the Naval Criminal Investigation Service likewise would not confirm if Mitchell-Sandor was on duty or if the weapon in question belonged to the service, citing an ongoing investigation. Fleet Forces Command would not confirm to USNI News any of the details from the medical examiner about the incident, citing several ongoing investigations into a string of suicides aboard the carrier. US Navy photo.Ī sailor assigned to USS George Washington (CVN-73) died last week from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on the carrier, USNI News has learned.Īccording to a determination from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia, Master-at-Arms Seaman Recruit Xavier Hunter Mitchell-Sandor died from suicide by gunshot wound on April 15.Ī spokeswoman from U.S. 4, 2017, to begin a refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) maintenance at Newport News Shipyard. The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) begins the transit to Newport News, Va., on Aug.
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