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The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore and agency

Alleged gunman in Pennsylvania officer shootout had been sought for stalking

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Det Mark Baker, Det Sgt Cody Becker and Det Isaiah Emenheiser, who were killed in the shooting. Photograph: AP

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 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.

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