\u201cThis kind of violence is not OK. We need to do better as a society,\u201d Shapiro said.<\/p>\n
It was one of the deadliest days for Pennsylvania police this century. In 2009 three Pittsburgh officers responding to a domestic disturbance were ambushed and shot to death by a man in a bulletproof vest.<\/p>\n
Condolences began pouring in from police departments across the region on social media and people began leaving flowers at the headquarters of the Northern York Regional Police Department. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe grief will be unbearable but we will bear it,\u201d said Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Christopher Paris, who pledged a full, fair investigation.<\/p>\n
Dozens of police and emergency vehicles with their lights flashing formed a procession to the coroner\u2019s office. People lined the road holding American flags and saluted as it passed. <\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Police officers ride during a procession Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Spring Grove, Pa., after multiple police officers were shot and killed. (AP Photo\/Matt Slocum)<\/p>\n Police officers ride during a procession Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Spring Grove, Pa., after multiple police officers were shot and killed. (AP Photo\/Matt Slocum)<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n The shooting erupted in the area of North Codorus Township, about 115 miles (185 km) west of Philadelphia, not far from the Maryland line, authorities said. <\/p>\n Dirk Anderson, a farmer who lives across a two-lane country road from the scene, said he was in his shop \u201cwhen we heard shots,\u201d which he described as \u201cquite a few.\u201d He saw a helicopter arrive and a large police vehicle response.<\/p>\n The two injured officers were in critical but stable condition at York Hospital, authorities said.<\/p>\n Authorities did not identify the shooter, the officers or which police department they belonged to, or describe the circumstances of how they were shot, citing the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n Shapiro said he and other officials met with the slain officers\u2019 families, who, while grieving, took the time to say how proud they were of their loved ones.<\/p>\n Attorney General Pamela Bondi called the violence against police \u201ca scourge on our society.\u201d She said federal agents were on the scene to support local officers.<\/p>\n The emergency response unfolded on a rural road in south-central Pennsylvania. Officers were keeping people well back from the scene, with some 30 police vehicles blocking off roads bordered by a barn, a goat farm and soybean and corn fields.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Pennsylvania state police trooper blocks a road after multiple police officers were shot and killed on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in North Codorus, Pa. (AP Photo\/Matt Slocum)<\/p>\n A Pennsylvania state police trooper blocks a road after multiple police officers were shot and killed on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in North Codorus, Pa. (AP Photo\/Matt Slocum)<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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