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Mark Baker

Case from Spring Grove, PA dated Sep 17, 2025

Victim Details

Name

Mark Baker

Gender

Male

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Spring Grove

State

PA

Date Of Death

2025-09-17

Age At Death

53

First Name

Mark

Last Name

Baker

Last Updated

07/08/2026

Case Description

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Mark Baker, a 53-year-old White/Caucasian male, was one of three Northern York County Regional Police detectives killed on September 17, 2025, during an ambush at a rural home on Haar Road in North Codorus Township near Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. Baker, Detective Sergeant Cody Becker, and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser had gone to the property with other law enforcement officers to locate and arrest 24-year-old Matthew James Ruth, who was wanted on charges connected to stalking, loitering and prow ...

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York Dispatch: Funeral services planned for police officers killed in North Codorus shooting

New York Post: Pennsylvania cop killer Matthew Ruth fired at officers when they entered his stalking victim’s house — which was empty save for a dead dog

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