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Mt. Rainier manhunt ends

Published: Jan. 2, 2013 at 4:50 p.m. PST — Updated: Jan. 2, 2013 at 4:54 p.m. PST
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  • Mount Rainier National Park ranger Kevin Bacher talks about the shooting death of park ranger Margaret Anderson to the media near the Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park Monday, January 2, 2012. The assailant with a high-powered rifle escaped on foot into the snowy terrain below Paradise and has has not been apprehended yet. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Mount Rainier National Park ranger Kevin Bacher talks about the shooting death of park ranger Margaret Anderson to the media near the Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park Monday, January 2, 2012. The assailant with a high-powered rifle escaped on foot into the snowy terrain below Paradise and has has not been apprehended yet. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Pierce County Sherrif's spokesman Ed Troyer briefs the media at the Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park Monday, January 2, 2012. The park is closed because park ranger Margaret Anderson was shot and killed the day before by an assailant with a high-powered rifle who escaped on foot into the snowy terrain below Paradise. He has not been apprehended yet. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Pierce County Sherrif's spokesman Ed Troyer briefs the media at the Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park Monday, January 2, 2012. The park is closed because park ranger Margaret Anderson was shot and killed the day before by an assailant with a high-powered rifle who escaped on foot into the snowy terrain below Paradise. He has not been apprehended yet. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Mount Rainier National Park ranger Kevin Bacher wears the traditional black band over his badge as he talks to the media near the Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park Monday, January 2, 2012, after the shooting death of park ranger Margaret Anderson. The park is closed because a park ranger was shot and killed the day before by an assailant with a high-powered rifle who escaped on foot into the snowy terrain below Paradise. He has not been apprehended yet. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Mount Rainier National Park ranger Kevin Bacher wears the traditional black band over his badge as he talks to the media near the Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park Monday, January 2, 2012, after the shooting death of park ranger Margaret Anderson. The park is closed because a park ranger was shot and killed the day before by an assailant with a high-powered rifle who escaped on foot into the snowy terrain below Paradise. He has not been apprehended yet. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • The Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park is still closed Monday, January 2, 2012 because a park ranger was shot and killed the day before by an assailant with a high-powered rifle who escaped on foot into the snowy terrain below Paradise. At this time, a body, possibly of the suspect, has been sighted from the air. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    The Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park is still closed Monday, January 2, 2012 because a park ranger was shot and killed the day before by an assailant with a high-powered rifle who escaped on foot into the snowy terrain below Paradise. At this time, a body, possibly of the suspect, has been sighted from the air. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • Park Ranger Matt Chalup lowers the flag to half-staff at an entrance to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, the day after Park Ranger Margaret Anderson was killed by a gunman inside the park. The park remains closed Monday as officials search for the gunman, who remained at-large after he fled on foot. (TED S. WARREN/AP)
    Park Ranger Matt Chalup lowers the flag to half-staff at an entrance to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, the day after Park Ranger Margaret Anderson was killed by a gunman inside the park. The park remains closed Monday as officials search for the gunman, who remained at-large after he fled on foot. (TED S. WARREN/AP)
  • Two state patrol deputies stop vehicles at the Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park before dawn Monday, January 2, 2012. The park is closed because a park ranger was shot and killed the day before by an assailant with a high-powered rifle who escaped on foot into the snowy terrain below Paradise. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
    Two state patrol deputies stop vehicles at the Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park before dawn Monday, January 2, 2012. The park is closed because a park ranger was shot and killed the day before by an assailant with a high-powered rifle who escaped on foot into the snowy terrain below Paradise. (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE) Buy this image
  • In this photo provided by the Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept., Pierce County Sgt. Nick Hausner, right, looks on as FBI SWAT team members load the body of Benjamin Colton Barnes into a vehicle Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state. Barnes' body was recovered from a creek bed Monday, after he allegedly shot and killed a park ranger Sunday during a traffic stop in the park. Barnes did not have any external wounds and appears to have died due to the elements, Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said. (AP Photo/Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept. (ED TROYER/AP)
    In this photo provided by the Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept., Pierce County Sgt. Nick Hausner, right, looks on as FBI SWAT team members load the body of Benjamin Colton Barnes into a vehicle Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state. Barnes' body was recovered from a creek bed Monday, after he allegedly shot and killed a park ranger Sunday during a traffic stop in the park. Barnes did not have any external wounds and appears to have died due to the elements, Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said. (AP Photo/Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept. (ED TROYER/AP)
  • In this pool photo provided by the Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept., an armored vehicle that was used to transport law-enforcement personnel during the search for a gunman who shot and killed a park ranger in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state Sunday is shown Monday, Jan. 1, 2012. The dead body of the alleged gunman was recovered from a creek in the park on Monday. (AP Photo/Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept. (ED TROYER/AP)
    In this pool photo provided by the Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept., an armored vehicle that was used to transport law-enforcement personnel during the search for a gunman who shot and killed a park ranger in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state Sunday is shown Monday, Jan. 1, 2012. The dead body of the alleged gunman was recovered from a creek in the park on Monday. (AP Photo/Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept. (ED TROYER/AP)
  • In this pool photo provided by the Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept., members of the Pierce County Swiftwater Rescue Team stand alongside the creek, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, near the spot where they recovered the body of Benjamin Colton Barnes, who allegedly shot and killed a park ranger Sunday during a traffic stop in the park. (AP Photo/Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept. (ED TROYER/AP)
    In this pool photo provided by the Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept., members of the Pierce County Swiftwater Rescue Team stand alongside the creek, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, near the spot where they recovered the body of Benjamin Colton Barnes, who allegedly shot and killed a park ranger Sunday during a traffic stop in the park. (AP Photo/Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept. (ED TROYER/AP)
  • In this pool photo provided by the Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept., members of the Pierce County Swiftwater Rescue Team stand in a creek at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state, at the spot where a gun carried by Benjamin Colton Barnes, who allegedly shot and killed a park ranger Sunday during a traffic stop in the park, was recovered after Barnes' body was found further down in the creek, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept. (ED TROYER/AP)
    In this pool photo provided by the Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept., members of the Pierce County Swiftwater Rescue Team stand in a creek at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state, at the spot where a gun carried by Benjamin Colton Barnes, who allegedly shot and killed a park ranger Sunday during a traffic stop in the park, was recovered after Barnes' body was found further down in the creek, Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Pierce Co. Sheriff's Dept. (ED TROYER/AP)

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