"Barker said five police detectives and a deputy sheriff sought to arrest Ruth on suspicion of stalking his ex-partner, as well as prowling and trespassing. Ruth's former partner, who has not been named, told police she believed he had set fire to her pick-up truck in August. She then reported to police on Tuesday that he was lurking outside her home in camouflage clothing and peering in through a window with binoculars."
"Officers drove to the farmhouse, from which the ex-girlfriend and mother had fled for their safety, and found the door unlocked. When officers entered the property, Ruth immediately opened fire with his AR-15-type rifle, Barker said. Four police detectives and a sheriff's deputy were struck by gunfire in the shootout, Barker added. Three of the detectives were fatally wounded. Images from the scene after the incident showed officers being airlifted to hospital by a medical helicopter."
Police and a sheriff's deputy attempted to serve an arrest warrant for 24-year-old Matthew Ruth on suspicion of stalking, prowling and trespassing. Officers located an unlocked farmhouse where the ex-girlfriend and her mother had fled and entered the property. Ruth immediately opened fire with an AR-15-type rifle, striking four detectives and a deputy. Three detectives were fatally wounded; others were airlifted to hospitals. Ruth was killed in the ensuing gunfight. The ex-partner had reported prior incidents including a suspected arson of her pickup and reported seeing him lurking outside her home in camouflage.
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