Deadly attacks on police: Is the Pennsylvania assault the worst in recent history? Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY September 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM 1 Deadly attacks on police: Is the Pennsylvania assault the worst in recent history? An attack in Pennsylvania that killed three officers and critically injure...
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY September 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Deadly attacks on police: Is the Pennsylvania assault the worst in recent history?
An attack in Pennsylvania that killed three officers and critically injured two others is now among the nation's deadliest tragedies of the last 25 years involving law enforcement.
In what officials say was a horrific scene on Wednesday, Sept. 17, officers following up on a domestic violence-related issue were met with a hail of gunfire in North Codorus Township, a rural area about 10 miles outside of York, Pennsylvania.
"We've got to do better as a society," Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said at a news conference following Wednesday's attack. "As a community, it's time ... to make sure that those whose lives were lost today − that something constructive can come from that in their memory that stops this kind of violence in the future, that protects those people who put on those uniforms for us, makes it so these trauma surgeans don't have to patch this many people up."
From Charlotte, North Carolina and to Oakland, California, far too many U.S. cities have seen attacks that have left multiple officers dead, their families mourning and a community reeling.
Here are the deadliest attacks on police in the last 25 years.
Charlotte, North Carolina -
When: April 29, 2024
Officers affected: 4 killed, 4 injured
What happened: Police were attacked while attempting to serve a warrant for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon at a suburban home in Charlotte. The suspect opened fire at the officers with a "high-powered rifle" as they approached the home, officials said. The attacker, Terry Clark Hughes Jr., was killed by return fire.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana -
When: July 17, 2016
Officers affected: 3 killed, 3 wounded
What happened: A gunman ambushed police as they responded to a 911 call less than a mile from police headquarters in Baton Rouge. The attacker, identified as Gavin Long, was killed at the scene.
Dallas, Texas -
When: July 7, 2016
Officers affected: 5 killed, 7 wounded
What happened: In what the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said was the deadliest attack on law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001, a gunman shot police ambush-style as protesters marched in downtown Dallas against the fatal police shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said at the time. The lone gunman in the attack, Micah Xavier Johnson, was killed by a police-controlled remote explosive device about 45 minutes after authorities began trying to negotiate with him, police said.
Lakewood, Washington: -
When: Nov. 29, 2009
Officers affected: 4 killed
What happened: A gunman ambushed officers sitting in a coffee shop near Tacoma. Police killed the gunman, Maurice Clemmons, a few days after the attack.
Oakland, California
When: March 21, 2009
Officers affected: 4 killed, 1 wounded
What happened: In separate attacks, a gunman killed four Oakland police officers on the same day. After killing two motorcycle officers during a routine traffic stop, the gunman opened fire and killed two SWAT officers responding to a tip about the shooter's location. An officer killed the gunman, Lovelle Mixon.
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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers executions for USA TODAY. Follow her on X at @amandaleeusat.
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