Accused Murderer Of Park Ranger Found Dead

A plane has spotted a body face down in chest-deep snow on the slopes of Mount Rainier National Park.  It's confirmed to be that of 24-year-old Benjamin Barnes, an Iraqi war veteran accused of a Washington State crime spree. 

Barnes has been wanted since he allegedly murdered park ranger Margaret Anderson on Sunday.  Authorities say he sped through a checkpoint.  Shots were fired when she blocked a road.  This was hours after police say Barnes was involved in a shooting at a New Year's Eve house party near Seattle that wounded four, two critically.

He's said to have had trouble transitioning back to life as a civilian, is reportedly suicidal and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.  His daughter's mother says she feared for the child's safety, citing that Barnes has a stash of weapons, gets easily irritated, angry and depressed.

Anderson was a 34-year-old mother of two young children.  Her husband, a fellow ranger, was working elsewhere in the park.

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