A man fired shots at a park ranger and then barricaded himself in his mother’s home for several hours Sunday evening, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
The incident began at about 6 p.m. just behind Jonathan Dickinson State Park’s Boy Scout Camp.
Man fires shots at park ranger, barricades in home for hours
The ranger, who lives and works there, reported that a group of five men, including the two brothers, had jumped the fence into the park to go fishing. When the ranger asked them to leave, the situation escalated.
The park ranger said the five men were apparently drinking heavily. The conversation was initially cordial but became more confrontational when the suspect, Douglas Bunker, fired several rounds in the direction of the park ranger. One of the men called 911, saying Bunker was not doing well mentally…