(Yellowstone National Park) – The FBI has shared that they are working with the National Park Service to investigate an incident this morning, July 4, in Yellowstone National Park, that involved a gunfire exchange between an unnamed individual and a Park law enforcement Ranger.
The release shared by the FBI and the Park Public Affairs Office states 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.”
Rangers reportedly responded to a report of an individual with a firearm who was making threats, and when rangers contacted the individual there was an exchange of gunfire.
The subject is deceased, and at this time their identity has not been released.
One Yellowstone law enforcement park ranger was reportedly injured, and they are in stable condition and being treated at a nearby regional hospital.
The area around the Canyon Lodge complex remains closed for the investigation, but there is no current threat to the public at this time.
The FBI is leading the investigation with support from National Park Service special agents, and no further information will be released at this time.