Park officials identified the shooter as 28-year-old Samson Lucas Bariah Fussner, of Milton, Florida.
There was a Yellowstone National Park shooting on July 4th. A suspect was killed by park rangers, and the area near Canyon Lodge is closed.The warning from a woman in Yellowstone National Park came in just after midnight on July Fourth: She'd just been held at gunpoint by a man who said he planned to carry out a mass shooting - a random attack common in the U.S. these days but not in the Yellowstone region, let alone the park itself.
Fussner's Facebook page showed if anything pride about landing a concession job in Yellowstone, a typically seasonal gig that often involves cooking and serving food to the park's 3 million summer visitors. Such jobs usually go to somewhat younger people in their early 20s; often they are college students who journey into the U.S. from a variety of other countries.
The wounded ranger was released from a hospital but not identified. The shooting led authorities to close off Canyon Lodge, a complex of hotel rooms, cabins and dining facilities, until Wednesday. Rangers found Fussner's vehicle but not him. More than 20 law enforcement rangers, including a park special response team, looked for Fussner while organizing to protect park visitors and employees.
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