Suspect in shooting of 3 Pennsylvania officers was being sought on stalking, trespassing charges: report
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The suspect in Pennsylvania who allegedly shot and killed three police officers and wounded two more was being sought on stalking and trespassing charges, a report said. 

Matthew James Ruth was identified by The Associated Press as the suspect who allegedly opened fire Wednesday at a farm in rural York County before being killed by police. The news agency cited a law enforcement official on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation. 

The violence erupted after Ruth, 24, was charged with stalking, trespassing, loitering and prowling at night in a domestic-related investigation that began a day earlier, court documents show. 

The two wounded officers were taken to a hospital and remain in critical but stable condition, according to officials. York County District Attorney Tim Barker and the Pennsylvania State Police are expected to provide a further update on the case at 3 p.m. Thursday.  

Memorial for police officers shot in Pennsylvania

Police officers ride during a procession Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Spring Grove, Pa., after multiple police officers were shot and killed.  (AP/Matt Slocum)

Shapiro said Attorney General Pam Bondi reached out to him directly and said the state has the full support of the federal government. 

Bondi condemned the violence in an X post, saying violence against law enforcement is “a scourge on our society and never acceptable.” 

The confrontation unfolded on a rural road in south-central Pennsylvania, not far from Maryland. Neighbor Dirk Anderson told the AP he heard “quite a few” shots from his home across the street and wondered what was happening. Then he saw a helicopter and police arrive. 

Shooting in York County, Pennsylvania

A police officer is loaded into a Medevac helicopter after a shooting incident in York County, Pennsylvania’s North Codorus Township, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.   (Harrison Jones/USA Today Network via Reuters)

Some 30 police vehicles blocked off roads bordered by a barn, a goat farm and soybean and corn fields. The area, North Codorus Township, sits about 115 miles west of Philadelphia. 

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