An armed suspect who was allegedly making threats in Yellowstone National Park is dead following a shootout with rangers, the National Park Service said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Yellowstone law enforcement ranger was also injured in the incident, NPS said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The “significant law enforcement incident” occurred at Canyon Village in the central part of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming overnight and Thursday morning, NPS said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Rangers responded to a report of an individual with a firearm who was making threats,” NPS said in a press release<\/u><\/a>. “When rangers contacted the individual there was an exchange of gunfire between the subject and law enforcement rangers.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The name of the deceased suspect is not being released at this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The ranger injured in the incident is in stable condition and is being treated at a nearby hospital, NPS said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are no active threats to the public, NPS said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The FBI is leading the investigation into the incident with support from NPS special agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An area around the Canyon Lodge complex remains closed due to the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No additional information is being released at this time, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n