Officials say gunman at Yellowstone had plans to carry out July 4 mass shootings

The shooter was killed during an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement rangers at the park.

Officials say the gunman killed in an exchange of gunfire with Yellowstone National Park law enforcement rangers on July 4 had plans to carry out mass shootings that day.

The woman also shared the threats made by the suspect, identified by authorities as Samson Lucas Bariah Fussner. Law enforcement rangers located his unoccupied vehicle and a search began for the suspect. Rangers had been deployed in the area to protect park visitors and employees. A law enforcement ranger had been shot in a lower extremity during the exchange. He was transported to the hospital in stable condition and has since been released, the park said.

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