PA - Police officers shot after after called to scene then called in eerie 'signal 13' - York County - 17 Sept 2025

[mickey2942]

Cop killer's camo and binoculars plot against ex that led to massacre

Matthew James Ruth, the man who allegedly killed three police officer in a horrifying massacre in York County, Pennsylvania Wednesday, wore camo and binoculars to stalk his ex just before.

www.dailymail.co.uk

He killed a Labrador. His ex-girlfriend's dog. That is beyond horrible. Domestic violence situations are always the most dangerous for LEO.

 

[Chimera]

DA releases names of officers killed

Pennsylvania State Police say five police officers were shot in York County Wednesday afternoon. Three of them were killed. Two others are in critical but stable condition. The suspect is dead.

www.wgal.com

So the warrants weren't for extremely serious charges.
He might have spent some jail time & then been released.

Why did he murder those innocent policemen.

Also from the above link :

• The shooter was wearing camouflage, according to law enforcement, and it is not yet clear to investigators whether the shooter was waiting in the cornfield for the ex-girlfriend or the arresting officers, CNN says.

I can't imagine how that ex girlfriend is feeling, hope she's ok.
J.R. even killed her dog.
What a sick loser.
Imo.

 

[Tricia]

Hey Everyone.
Please no more Facebook until we are sure we have the correct FB account.
The WRONG fb account was posted and the poor man whose account it was had to make a statement. I don't trust posting the perp's Facebook until we are 100 percent certain.
Let's just stick with MSM for now please. If MSM posts something from the FB page then that's OK.
Tricia

 

[Chimera]

Community members, first responders line the streets for procession to honor 3 fallen officers

Five police officers were shot and three of them were killed while serving a warrant at a York County farm on Wednesday afternoon, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

www.wgal.com

Pretty big turnout.
It was good to see people paying their respects to these officers.

DA releases names of officers killed

Pennsylvania State Police say five police officers were shot in York County Wednesday afternoon. Three of them were killed. Two others are in critical but stable condition. The suspect is dead.

www.wgal.com

In order : Cody, Isaiah, and Mark.

Thank you for your service, officers.
My utmost condolences to their grieving loved ones.

 

[Chimera]

I've been looking for a mugshot or Face Book of the perp but got nothin' so far.

 

[LadyL]

Unfortunately, I missed most of the press conference, but I did catch the last 10 minutes or so. Here are some new facts:

The three deceased officers were named. I’ll try to find a link in a bit.

The shooter was inside the residence of his ex and her mother when he opened fire. The two women had been advised the night prior to seek other accommodation, and they were thankfully not home when the shooter got in.

LE cannot report as to how and when he entered the residence, but they did affirm that he had not returned to his own residence between the initial report late on Tuesday night and the shooting around 2pm on Wednesday.

He had no prior criminal convictions which would preclude him from owning a firearm.

ETA: He also killed the family dog.

If anyone else watched, please feel free to chime in. The whole presser might be linked on WGAL’s website. That’s where I watched the last 10 minutes live.

sigh ... poor doggo

 

[Motoman_90]

DA releases names of officers killed

Pennsylvania State Police say five police officers were shot in York County Wednesday afternoon. Three of them were killed. Two others are in critical but stable condition. The suspect is dead.

www.wgal.com

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So the warrants weren't for extremely serious charges.
He might have spent some jail time & then been released.

Why did he murder those innocent policemen.

Also from the above link :

• The shooter was wearing camouflage, according to law enforcement, and it is not yet clear to investigators whether the shooter was waiting in the cornfield for the ex-girlfriend or the arresting officers, CNN says.

I can't imagine how that ex girlfriend is feeling, hope she's ok.
J.R. even killed her dog.
What a sick loser.
Imo.

Just my opinion but I believe he was there to kill the ex and my guess anyone else he found there

 

[TristanP]

Det. Sgt. Cody Becker, Det. Mark Baker and Det. Isaiah Emenheiser, of the Northern York County Regional police force, were identified as the victims of Matthew Ruth, killed when they opened the unlocked front door to the home during a domestic violence probe Wednesday, said York County District Attorney Timothy Barker.

• The shooter was wearing camouflage, according to law enforcement, and it is not yet clear to investigators whether the shooter was waiting in the cornfield for the ex-girlfriend or the arresting officers, CNN says.

Was he waiting in the house, or waiting in the corn field?

 

[Parsnip]

Was he waiting in the house, or waiting in the corn field?

According to the presser, the front door was unlocked, and when LE opened it, he began firing from inside. LE knew that the door had been locked when they and the residents left in the early hours of Wednesday. They did not comment as to how he gained entrance except to say that they have evidence that the shooter had been extensively surveilling the property.

 

[Parsnip]

Here’s a link to an article that summarizes the information presented in the presser:

Prosecutor says stalking suspect ambushed Pennsylvania police officers, killing 3

A prosecutor says a suspected stalker armed with a rifle hid inside his ex-girlfriend’s home in Pennsylvania and ambushed police officers who came to arrest him, killing three of them.

apnews.com

 

[Elley Mae]

Deadly shootout that left three officers and suspect dead | Motive, how it happened

The York County DA discusses motive and breaks down what happened during a deadly ambush at a North Codorus Township farm left three police officers and a suspect dead, and two law enforcement officers critically wounded.

www.wgal.com

 

[Gators North]

Just my opinion but I believe he was there to kill the ex and my guess anyone else he found there

That’s what I was thinking too.

 

[PrairieWind]

That's exactly my first thought, why would 5 officers be involved in serving a warrant? What is going on

5 officers on hand to serve an arrest warrant would not be unusual at all.

 

[statt#1]

I am quite local to this event. If you go to this township fb page and scroll down a bit, you'll find a lengthy, detailed analysis of the events of this case given by District Attorney Tim Barker.

Heidelberg Township

Heidelberg Township. 536 likes · 354 talking about this. News Of the Community of Heidelberg Township

www.facebook.com

 

[airportwoman]

Community members, first responders line the streets for procession to honor 3 fallen officers

Five police officers were shot and three of them were killed while serving a warrant at a York County farm on Wednesday afternoon, according to Pennsylvania State Police.

www.wgal.com

Pretty big turnout.
It was good to see people paying their respects to these officers.

DA releases names of officers killed

Pennsylvania State Police say five police officers were shot in York County Wednesday afternoon. Three of them were killed. Two others are in critical but stable condition. The suspect is dead.

www.wgal.com

In order : Cody, Isaiah, and Mark.

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Thank you for your service, officers.
My utmost condolences to their grieving loved ones.

Were the 2nd and 3rd men related? They look like brothers!

 

[Chimera]

Were the 2nd and 3rd men related? They look like brothers!

I don't know.
Different last names, so prob. not ?

 

[airportwoman]

I don't know.
Different last names, so prob. not ?

Cousins, or even half-brothers, perhaps.

 

[Rush4087]

According to the presser, the front door was unlocked, and when LE opened it, he began firing from inside. LE knew that the door had been locked when they and the residents left in the early hours of Wednesday. They did not comment as to how he gained entrance except to say that they have evidence that the shooter had been extensively surveilling the property.

I don't believe he began firing from inside the farm house, but jmo. There appears to be some confusion in reporting. I think initial reports that the shooter began firing (with a silenced rifle) when the officer opened the unlocked door has lead many (including copy journalists) to just assume the shooter was inside the house.

I am now seeing more reports that seem to indicate that the shooter was dressed in camouflage and hiding in a cornfield from where he opened fire at the moment the officer opened the unlocked door.

There are media links supporting both accounts, but I think it makes more sense that he was in a close, nearby field. If so the officers at the door, even if standing aside the frame, would have still been in a direct line of fire

I've read that a drone was used by the officers to first scour the property (barn, farmhouse, at least some areas of field, etc.) before they approached the house. Im guessing he managed to go unseen due to the camouflage. A complete ambush.

Authorities ID 3 police officers killed in York County shooting

It was in the rural area of North Codorus Township, when officials say Matthew James Ruth, 24, shot and killed three Northern York Regional Police Officers and injured two York

www.wfmz.com

Jmo

 

[statt#1]

I don't believe he began firing from inside the farm house, but jmo. There appears to be some confusion in reporting. I think initial reports that the shooter began firing (with a silenced rifle) when the officer opened the unlocked door has lead many (including copy journalists) to just assume the shooter was inside the house.

I am now seeing more reports that seem to indicate that the shooter was dressed in camouflage and hiding in a cornfield from where he opened fire at the moment the officer opened the unlocked door.

There are media links supporting both accounts, but I think it makes more sense that he was in a close, nearby field. If so the officers at the door, even if standing aside the frame, would have still been in a direct line of fire

I've read that a drone was used by the officers to first scour the property (barn, farmhouse, at least some areas of field, etc.) before they approached the house. Im guessing he managed to go unseen due to the camouflage. A complete ambush.

Authorities ID 3 police officers killed in York County shooting

It was in the rural area of North Codorus Township, when officials say Matthew James Ruth, 24, shot and killed three Northern York Regional Police Officers and injured two York

www.wfmz.com

Jmo

The link I provided earlier includes a long detailed description of events from District Attorney Tim Barker. [removed snark]

The actor did NOT open fire on Officers from a cornfield. [removed snark]

"The door was opened and upon immediately opening the door the actor repeatedly fired at the officers with multiple rounds from an AR-15 style rifle with a suppressor immediately striking Detective Baker, striking Detective Sgt. Becker, striking at Detective Emenheiser who he and the other Northern York County Regional Detective who were there closest to the house as they tried to go back for cover position. He repeatedly fired upon them. All four detectives went down."

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Deadly shootout that left three officers and suspect dead | Motive, how it happened

The York County DA discusses motive and breaks down what happened during a deadly ambush at a North Codorus Township farm left three police officers and a suspect dead, and two law enforcement officers critically wounded.

www.wgal.com

omg... terrible terrible writing here. AI at its worst. And from a non-
English country I presume.
moo