"The alleged gunman who killed three officers and wounded two more in southern Pennsylvania before he was killed by police was a 24-year-old being sought on stalking charges, according to court documents and law enforcement. The violence erupted in rural York county on Wednesday as officers sought Matthew James Ruth, who had also been charged with trespassing, loitering and prowling at night in a domestic-related investigation that began a day earlier, court documents show."
"A few doors down and across the street from Ruth's home outside Hanover, neighbor Rose Miller said investigators arrived in two waves on Wednesday, first around noon and again at about 5pm. Miller said she did not know Ruth well but remembered him selling for fundraisers for the Boy Scouts. She said police removed items in bags from the house before leaving after midnight. No one answered the door at the Ruth home on Thursday."
Matthew James Ruth, 24, was being sought on stalking, trespassing and loitering and prowling at night charges in a domestic-related investigation that began a day earlier. Officers traveled to a rural York County farm outside Hanover to locate him, and violence erupted during the encounter. Three officers were killed and two more were wounded; the two wounded officers remained in stable condition in the hospital. Ruth was killed by police during the incident. Neighbors reported investigators arrived in two waves, removed items from the house, and no one answered the door the following day. The state's governor called for better societal support to prevent weapon-related dispute resolution.
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