Shooting at Yellowstone National Park hotel leaves ranger injured, shooter dead

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A shooting in Yellowstone National Park left one ranger injured and the shooter dead, according to the National Park Service.

“There is no active threat to the public,” a park service spokesperson said in a statement to CNN following “a significant incident involving law enforcement.”

“Rangers responded to a report of an armed individual making threats,” the statement said. “When rangers contacted the individual, there was an exchange of gunfire between the subject and law enforcement rangers.”

The shooter is deceased and his identity has not been released at this time, park service officials said. The ranger is reported to be in stable condition after being airlifted to a nearby regional hospital.

The shooting took place at Canyon Village, a collection of lodges and cabins inside the park, north of Yellowstone Lake and away from the park's busiest tourist areas.

“An area around the Canyon Lodge complex remains closed for the investigation,” the statement added.

The FBI is investigating the incident with support from National Park Service special agents, the park service said.

“The FBI is working with the National Parks Service to investigate an incident that occurred this morning in Yellowstone National Park,” Vikki Migoya, a spokeswoman for the FBI’s Denver field office, said in a statement to CNN.

“As the matter is ongoing, we will not be able to make any further comments,” she said.

CNN's Rebekah Riess contributed to this report.