Shooting at Yellowstone National Park on July 4th leaves ranger injured
One person is dead and a Yellowstone National Park ranger was injured following a shooting Thursday morning at Canyon Village, park officials said.
The episode began Wednesday night and ended the morning of July 4, according to a press release from Yellowstone National Park. Rangers responded to a report of a person with a firearm who was making threats at Canyon Village, which is south of Tower Falls in the central part of the park.
When rangers contacted the person, they exchanged gunfire with the individual. The person died.
Their identity was not released.
A Yellowstone law enforcement park ranger was injured. The ranger, whose name has not been released, is in stable condition and being treated at a hospital.
The FBI is leading the investigation with help from National Park Service special agents. An area around the Canyon Lodge complex remains closed as part of the investigation.
