absolutely. what kind of square mileage are we talking about as far as the mt. rainier park, and what are conditions like for a person that would be on the run in this park? well, the park itself is huge. it s hundreds of square miles. the paradise area, the area that s accessible by road this time of year is substantial, and the terrain that the suspect is traveling in is mountainous terrain, there s a lot of snow on the ground. in fact, there s about, oh, gosh, probably four or five feet of snow on the ground, including about two feet of fresh powder, so it would be difficult to be able to move through quickly. and it s heavily forested. good news. tell us about the park ranger, margaret anderson, who was gunned down. how long was she at the park and what can you tell us about her personally, her commitment to the job that she was doing? margaret worked at mt. rainier for about four years. like other park rangers, she was
authorities have a name and they have a picture of the man they are hunting. this is him. benjamin colton barnes, 24 years old, believed to have military experience and an assault rifle somewhere in the sprawling national park. and there s one other thing. police say barnes is their only person of interest in a shooting earlier today that left four people wounded outside seattle. so let s get more on this story. to mt. rainier national park and to komo tv. what s the latest on the manhunt? we just stepped away from a police briefing seconds before we hit air here. what they are trying to tell us is the severity of barnes, the power and danger he potentially poses. they have not fully named him as a suspect, but the only person of interest in this particular shooting and, obviously, the shooting earlier this morning when it comes to the new year s eve shooting. barnes has a military background. definitely some familiarity with military weapons. we were told the car he owns w
they re hunting. this is him, benjamin colton barnes, 24 years old, believed to have military experience and an assault rifle somewhere in the sprawling national park. and there s one other thing. police say barnes is their only person of interest in a shooting earlier today that left four people wounded outside seattle. so, let s get more on this story today mt. rainier national park we go and to the latest on the manhunt from john hum bert. reporter: we just had a briefing before we came on air here and they re trying to tell us the severity of barnes, the danger and power he poses. they have not officially named him as a suspect, but the only person of interest in this shooting and, obviously, the shooting earlier this morning, when it comes to the new year s eve shooting. barnes has a military background, definitely familiarity with military weapons. we were told that the car he owns was found at the location. that had a cache of armor, also other weapons and survivalis
ran away in to the forest. authorities have a name and they have a picture of the man they are hunting. this is him. benjamin colton barnes, 24 years old, believed to have military experience and an assault rifle somewhere in the sprawling national park. and there s one other thing. police say barnes is their only person of interest in a shooting earlier today that left four people wounded outside seattle. so let s get more on this story. to mt. rainier national wark and komo tv s mark. what s the latest on the manhunt? we just stepped away from a police briefing seconds before we hit air here. what they are trying to tell us is the severity of barn peps the power and danger he potentially poses. they have not fully named him as a suspect, but the only person of interest in this particular shooting and, obviously, the shooting earlier this morning when it comes to the new year s eve shooting. barnes has a military background. definitely some familiarity with military weapon
obviously, seattle is a big spot for that up and down the sound. and so what happened was, according to what we ve been told by king county was that there was some sort of fight at this party, and apparently the suspect in this case, barnes, was asked to leave. there was some sort of fight. and then there was apparently someone who came back with weapons and started firing, hitting four people. and from what we ve been told, three of them are dead. so this is a serious situation that this man has been on the hunt essentially from the very early morning hours and coming to the park if it is the same man involved in both cases, as authorities believe, this is a man who definitely wanted to do nothing with any sort of authority figure. even so much as a gentle, docile park ranger. yes, and thanks so much. we appreciate it, john humbert from komo tv there out of seattle. thanks so much for your information. now on the phone from near mt. rainier, park spokeswoman lee taylor is with us.