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Police say Matthew James Ruth shot five officers, killing three of them in rural Pennsylvania

The shooting took place on the property of a woman who had briefly dated Ruth

Ruth's ex-girlfriend told police she suspected he had set her pickup truck on fire in August, per local media

Authorities in Pennsylvania say the man who killed three officers ambushed them in camouflage clothing outside his ex-girlfriend's farmhouse after the woman sought protection from him.

The man, who was then killed by officers in York County, Pa., on Wednesday, Sept. 17, has been identified as Matthew James Ruth, the Associated Press reported, citing unspecified court documents.

The officers who were killed had not been publicly named by press time.

Police say before the shooting, Ruth was

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