The York County Coroner’s office late Friday evening issued a news release about the death of North Codorus Township shooting perpetrator Matthew J. Ruth’s death.
The release recounted much of what the district attorney and other law enforcement officials had released about the Sept. 17 ambush shooting that killed three Northern York County Regional Police officers injured two others.
The coroner listed Ruth’s cause and manner of death as pending, with an autopsy scheduled today, Sept. 20, at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown.
The York County Coroner responded to the scene of a shooting incident in N. Codorus Twp. on Wednesday evening with four reported deceased, to include three police detectives and their alleged assailant
*Deputy Coroner Jacob Clevenger and Chief Deputy Coroner Tania Zech responded to the scene, the 1800 block of Haar Road in North Codorus Twp., to investigate and certify the death
*The shooting incident reportedly occurred just after 2 pm (reportedly approx. 2:08 pm) when the detectives had approached the residence with an arrest warrant for 24 yo Matthew Ruth of Penn Twp. He had reportedly been stalking a female who lived at the residence the evening before and there were concerns for safety as he was noted to be carrying an AR15-style rifle. (The residents of the home were not present at the time of this incident.) Upon approaching the residence, the front door was noted to be open, and as police moved forward, the alleged assailant, Matthew Ruth, ambushed the detectives from inside the home, firing at them from the door. Three detectives from Northern York County Regional Police were immediately shot and killed by Ruth, a fourth was badly injured and down, and Ruth then proceeded to fire at a sheriff’s deputy who was also shot and injured. The sheriff’s deputy and a fifth NYCRPD detective continued to fire back at Ruth, at which time he attempted to run and was subsequently hit and killed.
*Next of Kin has been notified.
*An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, 9/20/25 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown. Results will be given to family and later released to the public.