fired<\/a> his handgun.<\/strong><\/p>\nWithin minutes, at 12:34 p.m., EMTs arrived and attempted to save the wounded man. But by 12:53 p.m., Rodriguez-Aguayo died while still at the park.<\/p>\n
The investigation led the park to close for two days between July 10 and 12.<\/p>\n
Suicide Notes<\/h2>\n As police and park rangers investigated the incident, they found apparent suicide notes in the Toyota. There also were traces of blood on the kitchen knife, and blood inside the Toyota, according to the NPS investigation.<\/strong><\/p>\nNo one else was ever in the Toyota besides the assailant.<\/p>\n
As of Thursday, it was unclear why the ranger initially chose to pull the Toyota over.<\/p>\n
It was also unclear if authorities believe the assailant wanted to get shot by the ranger despite the multiple warnings.<\/p>\n
Rodriguez-Aguayo\u2019s death was the first ever deadly shooting by a Nevada park ranger.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Mergell added that, “As administrator, I would like to recognize our park rangers for their brave and professional response. Our park rangers consistently train for these situations. This is the first instance with this outcome, however, that has put this training to the test.”<\/p>\n
I would also like to commend the Valley of Fire staff for their extraordinary teamwork and decision-making, under circumstances no one ever wants to face. My condolences go out to everyone involved, including the family of the deceased.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The park is located in Moapa Valley<\/a>, Nev., some 60 miles northeast of Las Vegas and features some 40,000 acres of red Aztec sandstone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The assailant who refused to drop a knife as he charged at a Valley of Fire State Park ranger last week died after being shot by the Nevada ranger who feared for his safety, according to new details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":325648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,81886],"tags":[13766,86277,23,91735],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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