Margaret A. Anderson, a 34-year-old park ranger, tragically lost her life on January 1, 2012, in Pierce County, Washington. Anderson was on duty at Mount Rainier National Park when she was fatally shot while attempting to stop a fleeing suspect near the Longmire Ranger Station. The incident occurred around 10:30 am when Anderson set up a traffic block to intercept a vehicle that had failed to stop at a chain-up checkpoint. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Benjamin Colton Barnes, op
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