A 34-year-old park ranger and mother of two was shot and killed this morning at Mount Rainier National Park. The shooting occurred just before 11 a.m. in the Barns Flat area, about 1 mile below Paradise. A 24-year-old man has been named a "strong person of interest" in the slaying.
Park spokesman Kevin Bacher identified the slain ranger as Margaret Anderson. She is married to a fellow park ranger and has two daughters, who are approximately 2 and 4. She lived in Eatonville.
More than 100 law enforcement personnel from agencies including Pierce County Sheriff's Department, the FBI, Washington State Patrol, U.S. Forest Service and other local police agencies are at the park and searching for the suspect. Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said the authorities believe he is armed with an assault weapon and possibly other weapons.
Benjamin Colton Barnes, 24, has been named a "strong person of interest." Barnes is believed to have military experience and possess skills to survive in the wild. Troyer says the man's vehicle was recovered, which had weapons and body armor.
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