Published September 26. 2025 01:32AM
The bodies of three North York County Regional Police detectives were autopsied at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest Boulevard Sept. 19. Detective Mark Baker, Detective Sgt. Cody Becker and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser, were ambushed while investigating a report of a stalker in a woman’s home in North Codorus Township, York County, Sept. 17. A total of five police officers were shot, with two surviving in guarded condition as of Sept. 21.
The shooter, Matthew James Ruth, 24, was killed by police in a gun battle. Ruth had been waiting at the door for his ex-girlfriend and her mother to return, but instead was confronted by police. He was reported as using a high capacity military style weapon.
The bodies of the slain officers were escorted by a large contingent of state, regional and local police on motorcycles and police vehicles. The bodies were transported in three WellSpan Health ambulances. They were handled with great care by the transporting teams.
Cetronia Tower 3 and Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company Quint 31 placed an American flag between their uppermost reach, creating a memorial arch for the arriving and departing units.
According to John Christman, chief of security for the Lehigh Valley Health Network system, LVHN has contracts with numerous Eastern Pennsylvania counties including Lehigh, York, Berks, Luzerne, Montgomery, Lackawanna and Pike counties to perform autopsies on any deaths of firefighters, police and EMS personnel.
PRESS PHOTO BY LOU WHEELANDSouth Whitehall Township Police officers, Capt. Steve Brown, SRO Thomas Bammer and Lt. Eric Dotter are among many police, fire and EMS providing an honor guard for Detective Mark Baker, Detective Sgt. Cody Becker and Detective Isaiah Emenheiser, who were killed in the line of duty Sept. 17 in York County. Their bodies were being autopsied at Lehigh Valley Hospital’s Cedar Crest Campus Sept. 19.
Lehigh County Sheriff Joe Hanna and John Christman, chief of security, Lehigh Valley Health Network, are part of the honor guard for the three slain North York County Regional Police detectives, Mark Baker, Cody Becker and Isaiah Emenheiser, who were killed in the line of duty Sept. 17.
An American Flag is placed between Cetronia Tower 31 and Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company Quint 31 for the procession of the police escort for three slain North York County Regional Police detectives. Firefighters include Connor Rigione and Gabe Moronta with Cetronia Fire Department and Kyle Pochek and Joe Angelicola with Western Salisbury Volunteer Fire Company.
Caskets bearing the bodies of three slain North York County Regional Police detectives, Mark Baker, Cody Becker and Isaiah Emenheiser, killed in the line of duty Sept. 17, are saluted by a police honor guard as they prepare to return to York County Sept. 19 from Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Cedar Crest Campus.
PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELANDA large contingent of motorcycle officers lead the procession leaving Lehigh Valley Hospital’s Cedar Crest site escorting the ambulances transporting the bodies of three slain North York County Regional Police detectives.
Three WellSpan ambulances leave LVHN Cedar Crest transporting the bodies of three slain North York County Regional Police detectives.
