In 2259, Admiral Christopher Pike, Captain Frank Abbott of the USS Bradbury, Commanders James T. Kirk and Spock, as well as several of Starfleet's top brass were summoned to a meeting held in the Daystrom Conference Room. The gathering was convened after Khan Noonien Singh and Thomas Harewood destroyed the Kelvin Memorial Archive in London, England; Khan had the Archive destroyed as part of a plot to kill Admiral Alexander Marcus, the head of Starfleet, as he knew Marcus and several of Starfleet's most important officers would be in the building during the meeting. Khan then opened fire on the Daystrom Conference Room from outside its windows, piloting a stolen gunship which he used to wound and kill several Starfleet officers, including Pike. (Star Trek Into Darkness)