One Dead, One Injured in Fourth of July Shooting at Yellowstone National Park
By Denise Rivette
The U.S. National Park Service announced today that there was a “significant law enforcement incident at Canyon Village in the central part of Yellowstone National Park overnight and this morning, July 4.” They assured everyone that there are no active threats to the public at this time. An area around the Canyon Lodge complex remains closed for the investigation.
Rangers responded to a report of an individual with a firearm who was making threats. Upon contacting the individual there was an exchange of gunfire between the subject and law enforcement rangers.
The subject is deceased. They are not releasing the individual’s identity at this time. During the event, one Yellowstone law enforcement park ranger was injured. At the time of the report, they were being treated at a nearby regional hospital and their condition was stable.
The FBI is leading the investigation with support from National Park Service special agents.
Details around this incident are under investigation, and no additional information is available at this time.