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Yellowstone Shootout Leaves Suspect Dead, Ranger Injured

Exchange of gunfire at Canyon Village prompts FBI-led investigation; no ongoing threat to public

  • Rangers responded to threats from an armed suspect at Yellowstone's Canyon Village.
  • The suspect was killed in the shootout; the ranger is stable after hospital treatment.
  • Authorities have not released the identities involved in the incident.
  • The area around Canyon Lodge remains closed for investigation.
  • Fatal attacks in national parks are rare, with 43 homicides since 2007.
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