West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte, 30, died at the scene. The gunman was identified by authorities as Diogenes Archangel Ortiz, 49. According to NBC, no motivation for filming has been announced.
Authorities responded to the incident around 11am on Saturday, with police radio calls reporting that at least two officers were shot dead and the shooter was down.
“This morning, police responded to UPMC Hospital in West Manchester Township due to an aggressive threat. The threat is now neutralised. Ted Czech, spokesman for York County’s Office of Emergency Management, said , states:
At an afternoon press conference, York County District Attorney Tim Barker said the archangel would enter the hospital with a bag containing a handgun and a zip tie and head to the intensive care unit.
“(Archangel-Ortiz) has acquired hostage members for the UPMC staff. In total, he drained firearms and attacked three members of the UPMC staff,” Barker said. “One was a grazing doctor and the other was a nurse and a custodian, and at this point I was in stable condition.”
UPMC confirmed that the patient was not physically harmed. At least three medical staff workers and two other law enforcement members were shot. All injured people are in stable condition.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro praised Duarte’s life, describing the attacks on police and healthcare workers as “the act of a co-ill.”
In recent years, there have been several filming incidents at medical centers and hospitals. According to the CDC, American healthcare workers are some of the most likely to suffer non-fatal injuries compared to other occupations.
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