Pennsylvania Officer Killed in Hospital Shootout

One officer was killed and three others were wounded Saturday in a hostage situation at a hospital in York County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, according to state officials. A doctor, a nurse, and a custodian were wounded and are now reportedly stable.

The suspect, Diogenes Archangel Ortiz, entered UPMC Memorial in West Manchester Township with a semi-automatic handgun and zip ties at around 10:30 a.m. He then went to the ICU and took several hospital staff hostage, officials said at a press conference Saturday afternoon.

West York Borough police officer Andrew Duarte was killed in the shooting, the borough confirmed. The other two officers were hospitalized in stable condition, 6ABC reports.

Law enforcement from multiple agencies, including West York Borough Police, Pennsylvania State Police, and the York County Quick Response Team, responded to the situation. Officers attempted to negotiate with Ortiz, but he emerged from the ICU holding a hospital staff member at gunpoint, her hands bound by zip ties.

Officers opened fire and killed the suspect.

Duarte was killed in the shootout.

Duarte spent five years with the Denver Police Department in Denver, Colorado before becoming an officer in West York, his profile states. He began working at West York in June of 2022, the York Daily Record reports.