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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 ....
That. reporter: neighbors didn t get to know barnes that well and told that to fbi agents. he came up asked if we had seen anyone. we hadn t. reporter: the landlord said barnes lived here with his girlfriend and baby but moved out a few months back when the relationship fell apart. the ex-girlfriend filed custody documents claiming, benjamin has many guns and knives in his home. i do not know if he will try to use them against myself or my family, and, ben is emotionally unstable and has wishes his anger. he just gave off that feeling like he was one of the guys that wanted to be left alone. shock, really. i had no idea. i didn t, i never saw him very often. reporter: a family member reached by phone said barnes served one tour of duty in iraq. then left the army in 2009. investigators say barnes rampage started at a party in skyway which turned into a gun battle after several people started arguing. to give you a sense of the shootout that took place. right here is on ....
congratulations to him. volunteers. worth not measured in money. doesn t it make you feel better that you make $2 a year. feels about right. here in new york that goes a long way. in other news, the counsel on islamic american relations slamming a fire bomb attack on an islamic cultural center here in new york city. police are investigating the attack and three others at nearby sites on sunday night. look at the video. investigating these as possible hate crimes. so far though they have made no arrests and security around the center is extra heavy this morning. an iraqi war vet suspected in the killing of a mount rainier ranger has been found dead inside the park. police say benjamin colton barnes likely froze to death in waist high snow. his body found clad in a t-shirt, jeans and one sneaker. joe moreno of seattle s komo has more on barnes troubled background. reporter: barnes kept an interest in weapons even after his release from the army. he had a small arsenal in tow ....
We will all be watching. thank you, karen, live from des moines. thank you, appreciate it. thanks, karen. in just four days, we ll turn our attention to the new hampshire primary and our debate in manchester. george stephanopoulos and diane sawyer cope host the gop showdown this saturday night. starting at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6:00 pacific. catch all of it here on abc. in other news this morning, in los angeles there has been an arrest in the string of fires that rattled residents in the hollywood neighborhood. 24-year-old harry burkhart taken into custody after being spotted driving a minivan. burkhart, a german citizen, may have been motivated by the pending deportation of his mother. they say the first thing he said upon being arrested, was quote, i hate america. well, the man suspected of kill a mt. rainier park ranger has been found dead. investigators say benjamin colton barnes wearing a t-shirt, jeans and one shoe, apparently ....
i m ashleigh banfield. and i m zoraida sambolin and we re bringing you the news from a to z. i m lovin it. it is decision day in iowa. will romney hold on 20 the win? what about that santorum surge? will that last? voters hear final pitches before the first real test s 2012. if you re just waking up, good news to report out of los angeles and the arson fires. they stopped. the worst string of fires since the l.a. riots back in 1992. it s a big deal. apparently that got got arrested and they re looking to it being related to an immigration beef. he s being held on bail. and found dead, facedown in a waterfall. the mountain shut down as the rangers now regroup. and it is really cold. i know it s winter. so don t call me and complain when i say there s a cold weather story. when you live in these communities, kind of around the great lakes, but down into the appalachians, it is cold. slammed with snow and cold air. one to two inches in places around the northe ....