On Saturday, a sad event happened at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. A gunman named Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, who was 49 years old, carried out a dangerous attack. Around 10:35 a.m., he entered the hospital’s intensive care unit with a gun and zip ties. He took some hospital staff members hostage before police arrived.
When law enforcement officers got there at about 10:43 a.m., Archangel-Ortiz had already zip-tied one female staff member. During the confrontation, Officer Andrew Duarte from West York Borough Police was shot. Sadly, he did not survive. Other people, including a doctor, a nurse, a cleaning worker, and two officers, were also hurt during the incident.
The police bravely responded to the situation by shooting Archangel-Ortiz while he was still holding one of the hospital employees. Fortunately, no patients were harmed. UPMC Hospital confirmed that the gunman was dead and the area was safe, although the hospital was not accepting new patients at that time.
Authorities later revealed that Archangel-Ortiz had visited the ICU earlier in the week for medical reasons related to someone else. This showed that his attack was planned.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro expressed sadness about the events, mentioning how both good and bad things happened that day. He honored Officer Andrew Duarte, calling him a hero who dedicated his life to helping others. The West York Borough Police Department also paid tribute to Duarte, saying that their community mourns the loss of a true hero.
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