Suspect's chilling plan revealed before he died in gun fight with rangers at Yellowstone National Park

Chilling specifications person emerged complete nan alleged crippled of a gunman astatine Yellowstone National Park earlier he was stopped by rangers. 

Samson Fussner, 28, was gunned down connected nan Fourth of July successful a shootout pinch parkland rangers arsenic families gathered astatine nan landmark to observe nan vacation weekend. 

Cops scrambled to nan tract soon aft midnight pursuing reports of a female being held against her will pinch a gun, earlier nan gunman fled and rangers carried retired an hours-long hunt done nan park. 

In nan early morning, Fussner was confronted and changeable dormant by rangers arsenic he began shooting a semi-automatic firearm towards a building pinch astir 200 group inside.

The female he held captive later said he detailed a crippled to transportation retired scary mass shootings connected Fourth of July vacation parties astatine nan nationalist park, reports KRTV. 

Fussner, primitively from Milton, Florida, was an worker of Xanterra Parks and Resorts, a hospitality recreation institution that operates astatine a number of nationalist parks crossed America, including Yellowstone. 

When nan first 911 calls went out, it was reported that nan fishy had fled into nan park, and was believed to beryllium equipped and dangerous. 

Rangers were tactically positioned successful nan parkland to protect vacationing families and labor while nan hunt continued. 

At astir 8am, rule enforcement stationed adjacent Canyon Lodge, an area successful nan halfway of nan parkland for worker lodging and nationalist dining, encountered Fussner extracurricular arsenic he began shooting. 

With hundreds of group inside, Fussner opened occurrence pinch a semi-automatic rifle. It is unclear if he was capable to deed nan building earlier he was brought down. 

This led to a shootout extracurricular nan building, wherever Fussner was fatally changeable and a ranger was deed successful nan leg. 

Fussner received emergency assistance from rangers aft being shot, but he was pronounced dormant astatine nan scene, while nan injured ranger was taken to infirmary successful unchangeable condition. They person since been released. 

Witnesses took to societal media arsenic nan chaos began, saying they were told to hide successful their edifice rooms during nan progressive shooter situation. 

Park Superintendent Cam Sholly said successful a reported email to unit that 'numerous' different rangers were besides progressive successful nan shootout, but nary others were harmed.

The investigation into nan shooting is being led by nan FBI, and nan rangers progressive person been placed connected administrative leave. 

In a connection aft nan shooting, Sholly praised nan efforts of nan rangers and said support would beryllium offered to victims. 

'Thanks to nan heroic actions of our rule enforcement rangers, galore lives were saved present past Thursday,' Sholly said. 

'These rangers instantly confronted this shooter and took decisive action to guarantee he was nary longer a threat to nationalist safety. We are moving now to supply maximum support to those progressive and their families.'