Summary
A man named Matthew Ruth shot and killed three police officers in Pennsylvania. The officers were trying to arrest him at a farmhouse for stalking and other charges. Ruth was shot and killed in the gunfight that followed.
Key Facts
- Matthew Ruth was suspected of stalking his ex-girlfriend.
- Police tried to arrest Ruth at a farmhouse in North Codorus Township, Pennsylvania.
- Ruth fired at the officers with an assault-style rifle.
- Three police officers died from their injuries.
- Two other officers were injured in the shootout.
- Ruth's ex-girlfriend reported feeling threatened by him, suspecting he set her truck on fire and watched her home.
- The alleged incident occurred about 115 miles west of Philadelphia.
- Ruth was killed during the confrontation with police.
