Rural Pennsylvania shooting leaves 3 officers dead, 2 wounded

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By Karina Tsui,Amanda Musa,Gabe Cohen,John Miller,Josh Campbell

Spring Grove, Pennsylvania
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When officers in rural Pennsylvania approached a farmhouse Wednesday afternoon to serve a warrant, they took precautions, carefully scouring the scene with a drone.

Still, they weren’t prepared for an armed man dressed in camouflage – now identified as Matthew Ruth – who lurked in nearby cornfields and had no interest in talking.

The shooter opened fire. At least 30 shots rang out, a neighbor said. “It seemed like a war zone, sounded like a war zone,” Dave Miller told CNN.

Three officers were left for dead outside, law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation told CNN, and the shooter moved on to the farmhouse in York County where two more officers were shot and wounded ...

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/us/york-county-pa-police-officers