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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPerson of interest in Mt. Rainier killing is suspect in Skyway shooting
MOUNT RAINIER, Wash. A man who is a person of interest in the killing of a National Park Service ranger is also a suspect in a shooting at a Skyway party on New Year's Eve.
More than 150 officers - including officials from the Washington State Patrol, U.S. Forest Service and FBI - were searching for the man who shot and killed National Park Service ranger Margaret Anderson at Mount Rainier National Park on Sunday morning.
Detectives are looking for 24-year-old Benjamin Colton Barnes as their person of interest.
"We don't know much about him other than he has some weapons training and he has some pretty high-end weapons," said Ed Troyer of Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept. "He was up here ... it looks like, by the items that were in the car, he planned on being up here, maybe even hiding out up here."
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Ranger-shot-at-Mount-Rainier-National-Park-136505173.html
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Jan 2012
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rustydog
(9,186 posts)1. whoever this shoter is, I hope they get him soon
What a tragic loss for the children and husband of the victim.
riverwalker
(8,694 posts)2. Iraq war vet with PTSD
according to his ex-wife, he was deployed '07-'08 and has PTSD.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/cops-name-strong-person-of-interest-in-park-ranger-killing-an-iraq-war-vet-with-ptsd-issues/
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)4. I warned us long ago about this fucking war when the troops come home
to expect this kind of behavior. Killing other humans is not natural and the troops need to be de-programned
This guy had extensive body armor and weapons found in his car
The human costs of this war will go on for years and meanwhile the DOD
is turning down most PTSD cases.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)3. So very sad, all the way around.