CHEYENNE, Wyo. (WDNews) – Samson Lucas Bariah Fussner, 28, of Milton, Florida was killed by Yellowstone Park Rangers after firing shots at a service entrance of a dining area with 200 people inside at Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone Park Rangers had been searching for Fussner after receiving a warning from a woman in Yellowstone National Park just after midnight on July Fourth. She said she’d just been held at gunpoint by a man who said he planned to carry out a mass shooting.
The Rangers had spent several hours trying to find the assailant before he showed up outside of a dining area and released gunfire with a semi-automatic rifle.
The rangers shot back and Fussner died at the scene in the busy Canyon Village tourist lodge area near the scenic Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
One Park Ranger was injured in the shooting but has since been released from the hospital.
Fussner was a concession employee working at Yellowstone National Park and sources say he had not shown any signs of violence or any triggers leading up to the shooting.
The National Park Service will release body camera footage within 30 days of the incident according to their statement.
More information on this incident is expecting to be released in the coming weeks.
