Three officers were killed and two others were wounded in a shooting in North Codorus Township in York County, officials said.
The shooting occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in the area of Haar and Emig roads.
Four of the officers were with the Northern York Regional Police Department, while a fifth was a York County sheriff’s deputy. Officials revealed Wednesday evening that three of the officers died from their injuries while two of them survived.
Officials said police were serving a warrant in the area when a suspect pulled out a gun and fired at them.
Officials also revealed that the suspect was shot and killed by police.
A shelter-in-place was put in effect in the area, but it was later lifted.
A procession with a long line of emergency vehicles accompanied the bodies of the three fallen officers from the scene of the shooting to the York County Coroner’s Office late Wednesday night.
Agents with FBI Philadelphia are assisting the Pennsylvania State Police with the investigation.
York County shooting stemmed from domestic investigation, officials say
Officials with the Pennsylvania State Police said that Wednesday’s shooting that left three officers dead and two others hurt, stemmed from them trying to serve a warrant regarding a domestic incident from Tuesday.
“They were there to follow up on an investigation that began yesterday,” Cpl. Christopher Paris said. “The general heading of that investigation I would say would be domestic related.”
Officials said that they are working on writing up search warrants and could not provide any more information.
Three law enforcement officers were killed and two others were hurt on Wednesday when a suspect opened fire while they were trying to serve a warrant. NBC10’s Johnny Archer and Matt DeLucia report.
Neighbor explains hearing the gunshots in York County
A neighbor told NBC10 that the North Codorus Township in York County, Pennsylvania, is a close-knit community and the incident that left three officers dead on Wednesday led to a lot of confusion.
“It was more gunshots than I’ve ever heard. I can’t even tell you how many. It was just phenomenal. Just total pandemonium,” neighbor Dave Miller said.
There was a shelter in place at the height of the situation, but it has since been lifted.
There is no threat to the community at this time.
Gov. Shapiro orders Commonwealth flags to half-staff to honor fallen officers
On Wednesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered all flags in the Commonwealth to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the three officers killed in York County.
All Pennsylvania state flags will be lowered at all public buildings and grounds throughout the commonwealth.
Flags will stay lowered until the fallen officers are in their final resting place.
“This kind of violence isn’t okay, we need to improve as a society, we help the people who think picking up a gun, a weapon, is the answer to resolving disputes,” Shapiro said during a press conference.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke after three officers were killed and two others wounded while serving a warrant in York County.
How many officers have been killed in the line of duty in York County
It’s been almost two decades since this police department lost an officer in the line of duty, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.
In 2008, Officer David Tome was hit and killed by a car.
This is the first time since 1929 that an officer from Northern York County Regional Police Department was shot and killed in the line of duty.
As the governor mentioned, this is the second shooting involving police in York.
The other occurred during a hospital standoff in February. Andrew Duarte of West York Borough PD was killed when other officers fired at the subject and struck Duarte twice, killing him.
More than 60 officers have died in the line of duty nationwide so far this year. About half of them were shot.