Ranger fatally shot at Mount Rainier National Park, armed gunman still at large

Dean J. Koepfler / The News Tribune via AP

Emergency vehicles speed to the scene of a shooting of a Mount Rainier National Park ranger as another ranger redirects traffic in Mount Rainier, Wash., Jan 1. The ranger, Margaret Anderson, was fatally shot following a New Year's Day traffic stop and authorities believed the gunman was still in the woods with an assault rifle.

AP

Park Ranger Margaret Anderson.

 

AP reports:

Park superintendent Randy King said that Anderson is a mother of two young daughters who has served as a park ranger for about four years. King said Anderson's husband also was working as a ranger elsewhere in the park at the time of the shooting.

"It's just a huge tragedy — for the family, the park and the park service," he said.

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What a way to start out this "new" year. What the "F" is wrong with people? Can't the psycos take a break from the crap they perfom every day?

    Reply#1 - Mon Jan 2, 2012 9:27 AM EST
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