October 1, 2026
NORTH CODORUS, Pa. (AP) — Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said.
The group of officers was at the scene to follow up on a domestic-related investigation that began the prior day.
“We grieve for the loss of life of three precious souls who served this county, served this commonwealth, served this country,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said.
"This kind of violence is not OK, we need to do better as a society,” he continued.
The shooting erupted in the area of North Codorus Township, about 115 miles west of Philadelphia, not far from the Maryland line, authorities said.
“The grief will be unbearable, but we will bear it,” Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris said at a news conference. “We will not rest until we conduct a full, fair, and competent investigation into this matter.”
York Hospital said it was treating two people in serious condition and had enhanced security protocols in place.
Authorities did not identify the shooter, the officers, or which police department they belonged to, or describe the circumstances of how they were shot. Police could not share many of the details because the investigation is ongoing, Paris said.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi called the violence against police “a scourge on our society." She said federal agents were on the scene to support local officers.
“Please send prayers to the officers and those involved in the shooting in York County,” Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis said in a social media post.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said he was also on the scene. Sunday said on social media he urges “all residents to follow the instructions of local law enforcement,” and he is “praying for all involved.”
The medical response unfolded on a rural road in south-central Pennsylvania that winds through an agricultural area with a barn and farm fields.
Police have not provided any details about who was involved in the shooting. Officers were keeping people well back from the scene in the area’s rolling farmland, with some 30 police vehicles blocking off roads bordered by a barn, a goat farm, and soybean and corn fields.
“Pennsylvania State Police, Northern Regional Police, and numerous emergency responders are at the scene. The York County Commissioners are monitoring the situation closely and praying for all those involved," the county said in a statement.
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