{"id":106271,"date":"2024-07-05T00:03:27","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T00:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/suspect-fatally-shot-by-park-rangers-at-yellowstone-national-park-after-allegedly-making-threats\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T00:03:27","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T00:03:27","slug":"suspect-fatally-shot-by-park-rangers-at-yellowstone-national-park-after-allegedly-making-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/suspect-fatally-shot-by-park-rangers-at-yellowstone-national-park-after-allegedly-making-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect fatally shot by park rangers at Yellowstone National Park after allegedly making threats"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont.) — An armed suspect who was allegedly making threats in Yellowstone National Park is dead following a shootout with rangers, the National Park Service said.<\/p>\n

A Yellowstone law enforcement ranger was also injured in the incident, NPS said.<\/p>\n

The “significant law enforcement incident” occurred at Canyon Village in the central part of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming overnight and Thursday morning, NPS said.<\/p>\n

“Rangers responded to a report of an individual with a firearm who was making threats,” NPS said in a press release. “When rangers contacted the individual there was an exchange of gunfire between the subject and law enforcement rangers.”<\/p>\n

The name of the deceased suspect is not being released at this time.<\/p>\n

The ranger injured in the incident is in stable condition and is being treated at a nearby hospital, NPS said.<\/p>\n

There are no active threats to the public, NPS said.<\/p>\n

The FBI is leading the investigation into the incident with support from NPS special agents.<\/p>\n

An area around the Canyon Lodge complex remains closed due to the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n

No additional information is being released at this time, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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