Yellowstone National Park shooting: Suspect killed by rangers after allegedly making threats; area near Canyon Lodge closed

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming — An armed suspect who allegedly made threats in Yellowstone National Park has died following a shootout with park rangers, the National Park Service said.

A Yellowstone law enforcement ranger was also injured in the incident, the NPS said.

The “significant incident involving law enforcement” occurred in Canyon Village in the central portion of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming overnight and into Thursday morning, the NPS said.

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

The name of the deceased suspect is not being released at this time.

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The ranger injured in the incident is in stable condition and is being treated at a nearby hospital, the NPS said.

According to the NPS, there is no active threat to the public.

The FBI is investigating the incident with support from NPS special agents.

An area around the Canyon Lodge complex remains closed due to the ongoing investigation.

No further information has been released at this time, authorities said.