A police officer was fatally shot dead in York County, Pennsylvania
Three officers were killed and two injured in the York County shooting. The suspect was shot dead.
A rural community in southern Pennsylvania lamented the deaths of three law enforcement officers on September 18 after a shooting occurred during a domestic investigation a day ago.
Authorities are expected to provide more information about the shooting standoff that killed three officers and left two others injured at a press conference later that day. The suspect was also killed by police at the scene on September 17th. Neither the victim nor the suspected shooter have been identified.
The day before the shooting, authorities responded to the same home where the shooting broke out in reports of a stalking, according to records obtained by York Daily Record, part of the USA Today Network.
The shooting broke out in North Codra Township. Codra Township sits in York County, Pennsylvania, with a population of just over 9,000 people. On the evening of September 17th, police and emergency vehicles escorted the bodies of fallen officers to the county coroner’s office as hundreds lined up on the streets to pay their respects, York daily records reported. A new all night is planned for the evening of September 18th at a church in Springgrove, next door to Pennsylvania.
“These officers represent our best. They put their lives on the line to serve their communities, their federations and their nation,” said Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. “On this devastating day, the prayers of 13 million Pennsylvanians will be with the victims, their families and the good people of York County.
Records reveal a stalker report of a man seen at a York County home
The day before the shooting, officers responded to the same home where the shooting took place to report a suspected stalker. They accused a Hanover man of misdemeanor stalkers, wandering overnight and trespassing in a summary crime, according to records obtained on the York Daily Records.
In an affidavit of possible causes, the officer wrote that he was called to his home in the 1800 block of Hurl Road, North Colt Township, around 11:24pm on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. The officers were unable to find the day that day, the records stated.
Investigators spoke to the resident’s daughter. He told them on August 20, 2025 that someone burned her pickup truck while sitting in the driveway of the house. She said she believes her ex-boyfriend did it and identified footage from the property’s trail camera as the same guy who was at home on September 16th.
In an affidavit, the officer said in an image taken on the night of September 16th that the man “was an AR-15-style rifle on his chest while looking at the residence.”
What happened in the Pennsylvania shooting?
Authorities have not released details regarding the incident that led to the September 17th shooting. Police officers were following up on domestic-related investigations, according to Pennsylvania Police Commissioner Christopher Paris.
The first call regarding the shooting came to York County’s 911 call center around 2:10 p.m., officials said. The shooting prompted a major response to the 1800 block of Haar Road from local, state and federal agencies.
Paris said the shooter died after being shot by police and there was no continuing threat to the community.
Two people were injured in serious condition
The two injured officers whose identity has not been released were in serious but stable condition and were undergoing treatment at Wellspunyoke Hospital, Paris said at a press conference on September 17.
Little is known about the police officers who were killed and injured, but York City Mayor Michael Helfrich said in a statement that Northern Regional Police Officers and the York County Sheriff’s Office were involved in the incident.
Hostile shooting: How many police officers were killed on missions in 2025?
Wednesday’s fatal shooting of three officers in rural Pennsylvania killed more than 30 law enforcement officials by hostile means in 2025, according to the national nonprofit organization monitoring such figures.
A total of 65 officers have fallen into duties this year, including 37 people killed by hostile shootings or physical or vehicle assault, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. Others died as a result of an explosion, accident, work-related illness, or other factors.
Nearly 170 officers died on missions in 2024, the site reported.
-Marc Ramirez
Where is North Codra Township?
North Codra Township, where the shooting took place, is a rural community that is more than 100 miles west of Philadelphia and about 35 miles south of the state capital Harrisburg. As of the 2020 census there were 9,152 residents.
Provided by the Northern York County Regional Police Department and the York County Sheriff’s Office.
According to its website, the township covers an area of 32 square miles.
“On behalf of the North Codra Township Board of Supervisors and staff, there is no word on what happened today in North Colt Township,” the site’s statement reads. “Our prayers are to the North York County Regional Police Department and the York County Sheriff’s Department, and to the families of officers we lost today, as well as the injured officers and their families.”
Contributors: Michael Loria and Tao Nuguen, USA Today; Teresa Beckel, Harrison Jones, Mike Argento, York Daily Records
