Police officers killed in York County shooting: What we know about the suspect
York County Officer Shooting: FULL TIMELINE, NEW DETAILS
State and local officials provide new details about a deadly shooting in York County, Pennsylvania that left three officers dead and two wounded. The suspect, identified as Matthew Ruth, was killed by police in the shooting.
YORK COUNTY, Pa. - We're learning more about the alleged gunman who opened fire on police in York County, Pennsylvania, killing three officers and critically wounding two others.
The backstory:
The deadly shooting happened just after 2 p.m. Wednesday when police were following up on a domestic-related investigation in North Codorus Township.
Investigators say during the interaction, a gunman – later ID'd by the Associated Press as 24-year-old Matthew James Ruth – opened fire on police officers.
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Three officers suffered fatal gunshot wounds and two others remain hospitalized in serious condition. Ruth, investigators say, was killed by police in the shooting.
What we know:
Court documents obtained by FOX 29 News revealed disturbing details about Ruth's interactions with a woman who lives at the home whom he recently dated.
Police were called to her home on Haar Road a day before the shooting after she reported that a man wearing camouflage was standing in her driveway peering into her home with binoculars.
The woman spotted the man on a trail camera that she had installed after her truck had intentionally been lit on fire about a month ago, according to the affidavit.
Police later found the suspect's black Ford Ranger pickup truck unoccupied on the roadside just around the corner from the victim's property.
Pennsylvania shooting: 3 officers killed, 2 hurt while serving warrant in York County
Three Pennsylvania police officers are dead and two remain in serious condition at the hospital after a shooting erupted while the officers were serving a domestic-related warrant at a home in North Codorus Township.
In further conversations with police, court documents say that the victim speculated that the person standing in her driveway and the person who lit her truck on fire may have been her ex-boyfriend, Matthew Ruth.
She told police that she and Ruth only dated for a short period of time, and that Ruth had never been to her house during their brief relationship. Court documents also revealed that the victim told police Ruth owns a black Ford Ranger pickup truck.
When the victim showed police a photo of the man standing in the driveway, officers noticed the suspect had an AR-15 style rifle slung across his chest while he peered into the residence. Officers spent the next several hours searching for Ruth in the area, but did not find him.
A warrant was issued for Ruth on charges including stalking, loitering and prowling at nighttime, and criminal trespassing.
What they're saying:
While police have yet to formally release information on the shooting, a neighbor who spoke to FOX 29 News speculated about a recently ended relationship.
"I was told that she ended the relationship, and he couldn't handle the news," Dave Miller said.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi called violence against police officers "a scourge on our society."