Summary
Three police officers were shot and killed, and two others injured in Southern Pennsylvania. The shooting happened when they tried to follow up on a domestic case, and the suspect was also killed by police. The event took place in North Codorus Township, and the suspect was identified as a 24-year-old named Matthew James Ruth.
Key Facts
- Three police officers were killed and two injured in the shooting.
- The incident occurred in Southern Pennsylvania during a domestic case follow-up.
- The suspect was a 24-year-old named Matthew James Ruth.
- Ruth was armed with an AR-style rifle with a suppressor.
- A gunfight occurred, and police eventually shot and killed Ruth.
- The three fallen officers were from the Northern York County Regional Police Department.
- The event happened in North Codorus Township, near the Maryland border.
- The shooting is one of the deadliest incidents for Pennsylvania police in this century.
