LEO down: Margaret Anderson: wife, mother, NPS ranger and tragic statistic

Posted on by
mothernaturenetwork:</p><br /> <p>Margaret Anderson: Wife, mother, ranger and tragic statisticOn Sunday, instead of being a wife, mother and NPS Ranger, Margaret Anderson became a statistic when she was shot and killed at Mount Rainier National Park. She was the first law enforcement officer, from all agencies, killed in the line of duty this year.</p><br /> <p>…<br /><br /> Her shooter was found dead Monday, his body partly submerged in Paradise Creek. He was wearing one tennis shoe, jeans and a T-shirt. An autopsy showed he drowned, with hypothermia contributing to his death….<br /><br /> In the first few hours of 2012, Mr. Barnes and a group of friends were playing “show and tell” with their guns when a fight broke out and Mr. Barnes and another individual are believed to have shot four people. Mr. Barnes then traveled to Mount Rainier to hide from authorities. </p><br /> <p>Benjamin Colton Barnes” /></a></div> <div> <p><a href=mothernaturenetwork:

Margaret Anderson: Wife, mother, ranger and tragic statistic
On Sunday, instead of being a wife, mother and NPS Ranger, Margaret Anderson became a statistic when she was shot and killed at Mount Rainier National Park. She was the first law enforcement officer, from all agencies, killed in the line of duty this year.

…

Her shooter was found dead Monday, his body partly submerged in Paradise Creek. He was wearing one tennis shoe, jeans and a T-shirt. An autopsy showed he drowned, with hypothermia contributing to his death….

In the first few hours of 2012, Mr. Barnes and a group of friends were playing “show and tell” with their guns when a fight broke out and Mr. Barnes and another individual are believed to have shot four people. Mr. Barnes then traveled to Mount Rainier to hide from authorities.

Benjamin Colton Barnes

About these ads

3 thoughts on “LEO down: Margaret Anderson: wife, mother, NPS ranger and tragic statistic”

  1. Pingback: Everyone needs to be armed, though | Under the Mountain Bunker

  2. I read about this guy, he had PTSD and his ex-wife or girlfirend had to put a restraining order against him, because he was acting completely irrational. It’s a shame that this happened and it’s a shame soldiers don’t get the best mental health treatment upon return.

Comments are closed.