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washington state for a park ranger who was killed on new year's day. thousands of mourners were there to honor margaret anderson, who was killed on duty at mount rainier national park. she was shot and killed by an iraq war veteran who drove through a park checkpoint. 24-year-old benjamin colton barnes was later found dead in a creek. and a terrible story from ohio. all apparently the result of a dispute over food. the husband of a terminally ill woman killed three family members, then himself following a disagreement over whether his wife should be fed tea and toast or an orange. the gunman, paul david gilkey, right there, was upset over the care of his cancer-stricken wife. gilkey's stepson said he was spared because he has children of his own. >> heartbreaking story. wow. in other news this morning, the fbi is investigating a very strange case out of arkansas that involves an elderly woman who was the victim of a home invasion. she was then forced to attempt a bank robbery with an apparent
obviously the van -- had british columbia, canadian plates, which adds kind of an element of mystery to it. did he go to canada first? how long was he in the los angeles? was he in the los angeles area with his mother? those are things that are still kind of unfolding. and things that we are pursuing in reporting this story. but, again, obviously four days of pretty terrify nights where the fires were just popping up all over the place in a very tight period of time. >> we appreciate it. reporting on the immigration story and whether the man had originally been from germany is the man who broke all of that for us. well, in washington state tonight. the massive search for the killer who went on a shooting rampage and gunned down a ranger at mt. rainier national park is over. authorities say a body found in snow-covered terrain is that of benjamin colton barnes, an a iraqi war veteran. he was suspected of murdering park ranger margaret anderson on new year's day. she was a victim of two, shot at
distract international monitors from continuing their work in syria. in los angeles, an arrest in connection with that string of arson fires. police say 24-year-old harry burkhart is a pesuspected of mo than 50 fires. looking at an immigration dispute as a motive there. and mount rainier closed again to the public while authorities investigate the death of a park ranger and mother of two margaret anderson and the man suspected of killing her. the alleged gunman, benjamin colton barnes, he was found dead in that car apparently from exposure. u.s. markets back open today after being closed yet for the new year's holiday. stock futures for the dow, nasdaq and s&p, all up sharply pointing to a higher open right now to start off the new year, and soledad, for the year last year, the s&p 500 basically flat. after all of those ups and downs, it ended right where it started, soledad. back to you. >> christine, thanks. appreciate it. coming up on "starting
obviously the van -- had british columbia, canadian plates, which adds kind of an element of mystery to it. did he go to canada first? how long was he in the los angeles yar? was he in the los angeles area with his mother? those are things that are still kind of unfolding. and things that we are pursuing in reporting this story. but, again, obviously four days of pretty terrify nights where the fires were just popping up all over the place in a very tight area and time. >> all right, thank you very much. andrew, we appreciate it. as we said, reporting on the immigration story on whether, the man had originally been from germany has been the one who broke all of that for us. well, in washington state tonight. the massive search for the killer who went on a shooting rampage and gunned down a ranger at mount rainier national park is over. authorities say a body found in snow-covered terrain is that of benjamin colton barnes, an a rack key war veteran, suspected
he was suspected of murdering park ranger margaret anderson on new year's day. she was a victim of two, shot at a checkpoint leading into the park. the gunman who allegedly wounded four people at a house party then fled into the woods. barnes served on front lines in iraq and may have served post-traumatic stress disorder. at least that's what some are saying given what happened. although there is no definitive link at this time. the big question is, what is the motive? what happened? why would a 24-year-old man go on a horrific shooting spree like this? it's a mystery that a lot of people want to solve, especially as we have so many people who sacrifice so much coming home from the iraq war. joining us forensic psychologist michael brannen. good to have you with us. we appreciate it so, in your -- >> thank you. >> in your expert opinion s this something that would indicate by any of the behavior or what you saw that it could be linked to ptsd? >> well, it certainly could be. with post-traumatic stress disorder, especially combat-related post-traumatic
let's take a look at other headlines. >> anderson, yes, national park officials say they found the body of a man suspected of killing a park ranger in mt. rainier. benjamin colton barnes body was found. he's expected of fatally shooting margaret anderson yesterday. barnes is also wanted in connection with another shooting yesterday that left four people wounded in a seattle suburb. the father of a missing toddler in maine is speaking out. telling the "today" show he just want his daughter back and would never do anything to harm her. she was last seen december 16th. police say the case has evolved from a missing child search to criminal investigation. three rirn chirn are out of hospital and back home in hut utah today after they were rescued saturday from a car accident that trapped them under
body of a man suspected of killing a park ranger in mt. rainier. benjamin colton barnes body was found. he's expected of fatally shooting margaret anderson yesterday. barnes is also wanted in connection with another shooting yesterday that left four people wounded in a seattle suburb. the father of a missing toddler in maine is speaking out. telling the "today" show he just want his daughter back and would never do anything to harm her. she was last seen december 16th. police say the case has evolved from a missing child search to criminal investigation. three children are out of hospital and back home in utah today after they were rescued saturday from a car accident that trapped them under water. eight bystanders jumped into the frigid river to help the dad rescue the children who were trapped after his car slid down an embankment and into the water. and in minneapolis, a set of twins born in different years.
a checkpoint leading into the park. the gunman who allegedly wounded four people at a house party then fled into the woods. barnes served on front lines in iraq and may have served post-traumatic stress disorder. at least that's what some are saying given what happened. although there is no definitive link at this time. the big question is, what is the motive? what happened? why would a 24-year-old man go on a horrific shooting spree like this? it's a mystery that a lot of people want to solve, especially as we have so many people who sacrifice so much coming home from the iraq war. joining us forensic psychologist michael brannen. good to have you with us. we appreciate it so, in your -- >> thank you. >> in your expert opinion s this something that would indicate by any of the behavior or what you saw that it could be linked to ptsd? >> well, it certainly could be. with post-traumatic stress disorder, especially combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, oftentimes what you find is people who have a heightened sense of danger in and reaction to danger.
obviously the van -- had british columbia, canadian plates, which adds kind of an element of mystery to it. did he go to canada first? how long was he in the los angeles yar? was he in the los angeles area with his mother? those are things that are still kind of unfolding. and things that we are pursuing in reporting this story. but, again, obviously four days of pretty terrify nights where the fires were just popping up all over the place in a very tight period of time. >> we appreciate it. reporting on the immigration stort and whether the man had originally been from germany is the man who broke all of that for us. well, in washington state tonight. the massive search for the killer who went on a shooting rampage and gunned down a ranger at mt. rainier national park is over. authorities say a body found in snow-covered terrain is that of benjamin colton barnes, an a iraqi war veteran.
died of hypothermia. abc's neal karlinsky is following the latest from the park. >> reporter: this is all playing out up the road from the main entrance here at the mt. rainier national park. it becomes very rugged and steep just a few miles up the road here. a collective sigh of relief among park officials when word came down midday that the gunman was found dead, face down in the snow. identified as benjamin colton barnes, a military veteran. officials say he spent the night hiking through chest-deep snow in very rugged terrain pursued by at least three s.w.a.t. teams in snowshoes along with multiple aircraft with heat seeking cameras to find him. police say he shot and killed a park ranger, a mother of two, before firing on other officers and running off into the woods. for a time, more than 100 men, women and children were hunkered down inside a visitor's lodge here. they were actually guarded by armed s.w.a.t. team members for their safety before being taken out under police escort. the gunman has been found dead. face down in the snow. fortunately, before he could hurt anyone else. neal karlinsky, mount rainier