A park ranger was wounded and the shooter was killed in a shooting in Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service said.
“There are no active threats to the public,” a park service spokesperson said in a statement to CNN after “a significant incident involving law enforcement.”
“Rangers responded to a report of an individual with a firearm making threats,” the statement said. “When rangers made contact with the individual, an exchange of fire occurred between the subject and law enforcement rangers.”
The shooter has died and his identity is not being released at this time, park service officials said. The ranger is said to be in stable condition after being flown to a nearby regional hospital.
The shooting happened in Canyon Village, a group of lodges and cabins in the park, north of Yellowstone Lake and far from the park's busiest tourist areas.
“An area surrounding the Canyon Lodge complex remains closed for the investigation,” the statement said.
The FBI is leading the investigation into the incident, with assistance from special agents with the National Park Service, the park service said.
“The FBI is working with the National Parks Service to investigate an incident this morning in Yellowstone National Park,” Vikki Migoya, a spokesperson for the FBI Denver Field Office, said in a statement to CNN.
“As the case is still ongoing, we cannot comment further,” she said.
CNN's Rebekah Riess contributed to this report.
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