The York County Sheriff’s Office on Monday confirmed the identity of the K-9 lieutenant who was one of two police officers hospitalized after the deadly mass police shooting in North Codorus Township last week.

Lt. David Godfrey, a 24-year veteran of the York County Sheriff’s Office, who oversees the department’s K-9 unit, was injured during the Sept. 17 shooting around 2 p.m. at a home on Haar Road, according to Ted Czech, the York County public information officer.

Godfrey was assisting Northern York County Regional police with drone surveillance when they were attempting to serve an arrest warrant to Matthew Ruth, 24 , for stalking and other charges on Wednesday afternoon, which was when Ruth opened fire on the officers.

During the shooting, Godfrey exchanged gunfire with Ruth an

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