NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (WHTM) — Three Northern York County Regional Police officers have been identified as the victims of what York County District Attorney Tim Barker called a "brutal ambush" on Wednesday.
The officers were identified as Det. Sgt. Cody Becker, Det. Mark Baker, and Det. Isaiah Emenheiser. A fourth Northern York County Regional police officer and a York County Deputy Sheriff were also shot and taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition.
The suspect, who was killed by police, has been identified as 24-year-old Matthew James Ruth, the ex-boyfriend of a woman at the property.
According to officials, police were called to the same area on Haar Road in North Codorus Township about 15 hours prior to the shooting for a report of a man she identified as Ruth looking int