A gunman wearing camouflage ambushed law enforcement officers from a cornfield in rural York County, killing three police officers and wounding two sheriff's deputies during a warrant service on Wednesday afternoon.
The deadly confrontation unfolded around 2:10 p.m. in North Codorus Township, near the intersection of Haar Road and Emig Road, when Northern York Regional Police officers arrived at a farmhouse in the 1800 block of Haar Road to serve a search warrant and restraining order. The targeted individual was the ex-boyfriend of a female resident at the property, who had reported him for stalking her from a nearby cornfield on September 16, prompting police to obtain the warrant, sources told CNN.
As officers approached the residence, the suspect, described as wearing camouflage, olopened fire from the cornfield, striking three Northern York Regional Police officers, all of whom succumbed to their injuries, Pennsylvania State Police confirmed during a press conference. The shooter then advanced toward the house, where he engaged three York County Sheriff's deputies. Two deputies were shot and remain in critical condition at WellSpan York Hospital, while the third deputy returned fire, fatally striking the gunman, officials said.
An update received minutes ago says that three of the police officers died from their wounds and two others were also wounded during the ambush.
Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Col. Christopher Paris described the incident as a "domestic-related investigation" that escalated into a tragic ambush, emphasizing that there is no ongoing threat to the public. The investigation is being led by state police, with enhanced security measures in place at local hospitals.
In the immediate aftermath, a procession carried the fallen officers from the York County Coroner's Office through Mount Zion Road, where hundreds of local law enforcement personnel lined the route to honor their colleagues. Schools in the Spring Grove Area School District, including Spring Grove High School, were placed on shelter-in-place status but received an all-clear by 4:10 p.m.
