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  NEWS RELEASE Update on July 4 law enforcement involved shooting in Yellowstone National Park News Release Date:  July 9, 2024 Contact:   Morgan Warthin , 307-344-2015   Update on July 4 law enforcement involved shooting in Yellowstone National Park Date of release: July 9, 2024 MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On the morning of July 4, Yellowstone National Park  law enforcement rangers  confronted an individual shooting a semi-automatic rifle toward a dining facility at Canyon Village located in the central part of the park. The shooter has been identified by the Park County, Wyoming coroner as Samson Lucas Bariah Fussner, 28, of Milton, Florida. Fussner died after an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement. The investigation into this incident, including the actions of the National Park Service (NPS) law enforcement rangers, is being led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and will be reviewed by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming. Just after midnight

  NEWS RELEASE Law enforcement involved shooting in Yellowstone National Park    News Release Date:  July 4, 2024 Contact:   Linda Veress , 307-344-2015 There was a significant law enforcement incident at Canyon Village in the central part of Yellowstone National Park overnight and this morning, July 4.  There are no active threats to the public.  Rangers responded to a report of an individual with a firearm who was making threats. When rangers contacted the individual there was an exchange of gunfire between the subject and law enforcement rangers.   The subject is deceased. We are not releasing the individual’s identity at this time.  One Yellowstone law enforcement park ranger was injured. They are in stable condition and being treated at a nearby regional hospital.  An area around the Canyon Lodge complex remains closed for the investigation.  The FBI is leading the investigation with support from National Park Service special agents.   Details around this incident are under invest