By Free Republic | Created at 2024-09-22 12:36:31 | Updated at 2024-09-30 07:36:28
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Authorities were warned that gunman was planning to attack Yellowstone facility
AP ^ | 19 Sept 2024 | MEAD GRUVER
Posted on 09/22/2024 5:25:54 AM PDT by blueplum
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Hours before a gunman opened fire at an entrance to a Yellowstone National Park employee dining hall, injuring one ranger, authorities had been warned he planned to carry out a mass shooting at the facility, officials said Thursday.
The revelation came as authorities released videos and other new details about the July 4 shooting in which rangers stationed to protect the facility at Canyon Village killed Samson Lucas Bariah Fussner, 28, of Milton, Florida, after he opened fire with a semiautomatic rifle...
Late on July 3, Fussner held another concessionaire worker against her will with a gun and knife at her residence in Canyon Village.
Early on July 4, the woman reported that Fussner threatened to kill her and others, including carrying out a mass shooting at Independence Day events....
Yellowstone officials didn’t immediately respond to an email Thursday asking why they didn’t previously disclose that Fussner told the woman he planned a mass shooting at the dining room.
The incident remains under investigation by the FBI and authorities have not yet cleared rangers of wrongdoing in the confrontation...
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Wyoming
KEYWORDS: canyonvillage; fbi; fibbers; gideonfussner; parkservice; shooting; ssamsonfussner; suicidebycop; yellowstone
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the only video I found is here: (3 short clips) https://wyofile.com/videos-show-frantic-minutes-in-yellowstone-shootout-with-gunman/
1 posted on 09/22/2024 5:25:55 AM PDT by blueplum
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