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Suspect and Slain Officers Identified After York County Police Ambush

Investigators have released the names as a multi-agency probe continues.

First responders were on the scene of an incident in North Codorus Township Sept. 17, 2025.
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A police officer is loaded into a Medevac helicopter after a shooting incident in York County's North Codorus Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 17, 2025. Harrison Jones/USA Today Network via REUTERS/ File Photo
Police officers ride during a procession Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Spring Grove, Pa., after multiple police officers were shot and killed. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Overview

  • Authorities named the suspect as Matthew Ruth, 24, and identified the fallen Northern York County Regional Police officers as Sgt. Isaiah Emenheiser, Det. Sgt. Cody Becker, and Det. Mark Baker.
  • Two other officers remain hospitalized at WellSpan York Hospital, with one upgraded to satisfactory condition and the other in critical but stable condition.
  • Police say the officers were following up on a domestic-related case tied to stalking and criminal trespass when they were attacked at a property on Haar Road in North Codorus Township.
  • Officials acknowledge early differing accounts about how the suspect died, and investigators are reviewing the precise sequence of events with assistance from the FBI and ATF.
  • Vigils drew community support, the governor ordered flags lowered, and an official donations portal was established to support the officers’ families.