Police Officer Killed in Hospital Shooting in York County, Pa., Officials Say

Last updated: February 23, 2025 12:06 am

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U.S. | Officer Killed Responding to Hostage-Taking at a Pennsylvania Hospital, Officials Say

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Officer Killed Responding to Hostage-Taking at a Pennsylvania Hospital, Officials Say

Officials said the gunman was fatally shot by the police and that two officers and three staff members at UPMC Memorial hospital in York County, Pa., were wounded but were in stable condition.

Law enforcement at UPMC Memorial Hospital in West Manchester Township, Pa., on Saturday. Credit… Sean Simmers/The Patriot-News, via Associated Press Feb. 22, 2025 Updated 7:06 p.m. ET

A Pennsylvania police officer was killed while responding to a shooting on Saturday at a hospital in York County, Pa., in which the gunman, who held hospital staff members as hostages and restrained one with a zip tie, was killed by the police, the authorities said.

The officer, Andrew Duarte, who served in the West Borough Police Department, had responded to a call to the hospital, UPMC Memorial, the borough said on Facebook.

“Our hearts break at the innocent loss of life,” the statement said, adding that the West Borough Police Department had “lost a comrade and friend.”

Officer Duarte was one of three police officers struck by the gunman, who officials later identified as Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49. The other two officers were in stable condition.

Three hospital staff members — a doctor, a nurse and custodian — were wounded and were in stable condition, officials said. Another staff member was hurt in a fall. No patients were injured.

Tim Barker, the York County district attorney, said at an afternoon news conference that Mr. Archangel-Ortiz targeted the intensive care unit of the hospital, which is in West Manchester Township, Pa. His motive was unknown.

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