Rocky Mountain National Park Ranger, Driver Hurt in Shootout

Rocky Mountain National Park Ranger, Driver Hurt in Shootout
Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park in Boulder County, Colo., in a file photo. Emil Muench/Archive Photos/Getty Images
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo.—A shootout during a traffic stop at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park wounded a ranger and one of two suspects who were involved in an earlier pursuit with law enforcement.

Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson says the shooting happened after the ranger stopped a driver on the east side of the park Wednesday morning. The park ranger was shot but was wearing a ballistic vest and was not seriously injured.