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CNN
23-02-2025
- CNN
Suspect who killed police officer, held Pennsylvania hospital staff hostage visited ICU the week before
A gunman who held medical staff hostage before killing a police officer and wounding five others at a hospital in south-central Pennsylvania Saturday is believed to have visited the facility in the days leading up to the incident, authorities said. The gunman, identified by officials as Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49, was killed in a shootout with police, authorities said. 'I can say at this time that Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz did appear to have contact previously in the week in the ICU for a medical purpose involving another individual,' York County District Attorney Tim Barker said at a Saturday news conference. Barker declined to provide more information on the individual, citing privacy concerns and the ongoing investigation. Though the motive for the attack at UPMC Memorial Hospital in the city of York remains unclear, Barker said the shooting appeared to be 'targeted at the ICU.' 'We do not have any further information provided this time, but obviously, if you are arriving at a hospital with a firearm and zip ties and immediately proceed to a specific area and engage in these actions that this was targeted,' Barker said. Shortly after Archangel-Ortiz arrived at the hospital, he held several staff members hostage –– holding one employee at gunpoint with her hands tied with zip ties as police breached the ICU and attempted to engage in a discussion with the gunman, police said. The gunman then went out into the hallway, still holding the ICU employee at gunpoint and threatening the hostage, when officers opened fire and killed him, according to authorities. At the same time, the gunman opened fired and struck three officers, killing one who was later identified as West York Borough Police Department Officer Andrew Duarte. 'They needed to use deadly force because by doing so, they potentially save even more lives, even as they lost one of their own,' Barker said. The two additional law enforcement officers shot by the gunman are in stable condition, Barker said. An intensive care unit doctor, nurse and a custodian suffered gunshot wounds and are in stable condition, and a fourth employee was injured in a fall, according to Barker. No patients were injured, Susan Manko, a spokesperson for UPMC Memorial told CNN. Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage of the shooting as well as taking statements from law enforcement involved and those in the vicinity, the district attorney said. The West York Borough Police Department confirmed Duarte's death on Facebook. Duarte had joined the department in 2022 after five years with the Denver Police Department, according to his LinkedIn profile. In 2021, he received a Mothers Against Drunk Driving hero award for his work in impaired driving enforcement, according to CNN affiliate KKTV. 'He was someone who put on the uniform of service and went out to try and keep his neighbors safe,' Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who met with Duarte's parents Saturday, said at the news conference. 'He is to be commended for a life of service, albeit cut way too short from a life of service to others. We're deeply grateful to him.' Pennsylvania lost 'a hero,' Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge President Joseph Regan and York County Lodge #73 President Trent Bushman said in a statement. 'Officer Duarte's bravery and commitment to upholding the law are a testament to the selflessness shown daily by those who have dedicated themselves to protecting and serving,' the statement read.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Yahoo
Suspect who killed police officer, held Pennsylvania hospital staff hostage visited ICU the week before, authorities say
A gunman who held medical staff hostage before killing a police officer and wounding five others at a hospital in south-central Pennsylvania Saturday is believed to have visited the facility in the days leading up to the incident, authorities said. The gunman, identified by officials as Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49, was killed in a shootout with police, authorities said. 'I can say at this time that Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz did appear to have contact previously in the week in the ICU for a medical purpose involving another individual,' York County District Attorney Tim Barker said at a Saturday news conference. Barker declined to provide more information on the individual, citing privacy concerns and the ongoing investigation. Though the motive for the attack at UPMC Memorial Hospital in the city of York remains unclear, Barker said the shooting appeared to be 'targeted at the ICU.' 'We do not have any further information provided this time, but obviously, if you are arriving at a hospital with a firearm and zip ties and immediately proceed to a specific area and engage in these actions that this was targeted,' Barker said. Shortly after Archangel-Ortiz arrived at the hospital, he held several staff members hostage –– holding one employee at gunpoint with her hands tied with zip ties as police breached the ICU and attempted to engage in a discussion with the gunman, police said. The gunman then went out into the hallway, still holding the ICU employee at gunpoint and threatening the hostage, when officers opened fire and killed him, according to authorities. At the same time, the gunman opened fired and struck three officers, killing one. 'They needed to use deadly force because by doing so, they potentially save even more lives, even as they lost one of their own,' Barker said. The two additional law enforcement officers shot by the gunman are in stable condition, Barker said. An intensive care unit doctor, nurse and a custodian suffered gunshot wounds and are in stable condition, and a fourth employee was injured in a fall, according to Barker. No patients were injured, Susan Manko, a spokesperson for UPMC Memorial told CNN. Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage of the shooting as well as taking statements from law enforcement involved and those in the vicinity, the district attorney said. The officer shot and killed was West York Borough Police Department Officer Andrew Duarte, his department confirmed on Facebook. Duarte had joined the department in 2022 after five years with the Denver Police Department, according to his LinkedIn profile. In 2021, he received a Mothers Against Drunk Driving hero award for his work in impaired driving enforcement, according to CNN affiliate KKTV. 'He was someone who put on the uniform of service and went out to try and keep his neighbors safe,' Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who met with Duarte's parents Saturday, said at the news conference. 'He is to be commended for a life of service, albeit cut way too short from a life of service to others. We're deeply grateful to him.' Pennsylvania lost 'a hero,' Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge President Joseph Regan and York County Lodge #73 President Trent Bushman said in a statement. 'Officer Duarte's bravery and commitment to upholding the law are a testament to the selflessness shown daily by those who have dedicated themselves to protecting and serving,' the statement read. CNN's Alaa Elassar, Taylor Galgano, Kia Fatahi, Sharif Paget, Sarah Dewberry and Natalie Barr contributed to this report.
CNN
23-02-2025
- CNN
Suspect who killed police officer, held Pennsylvania hospital staff hostage visited ICU the week before
A gunman who held medical staff hostage before killing a police officer and wounding five others at a hospital in south-central Pennsylvania Saturday is believed to have visited the facility in the days leading up to the incident, authorities said. The gunman, identified by officials as Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49, was killed in a shootout with police, authorities said. 'I can say at this time that Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz did appear to have contact previously in the week in the ICU for a medical purpose involving another individual,' York County District Attorney Tim Barker said at a Saturday news conference. Barker declined to provide more information on the individual, citing privacy concerns and the ongoing investigation. Though the motive for the attack at UPMC Memorial Hospital in the city of York remains unclear, Barker said the shooting appeared to be 'targeted at the ICU.' 'We do not have any further information provided this time, but obviously, if you are arriving at a hospital with a firearm and zip ties and immediately proceed to a specific area and engage in these actions that this was targeted,' Barker said. Shortly after Archangel-Ortiz arrived at the hospital, he held several staff members hostage –– holding one employee at gunpoint with her hands tied with zip ties as police breached the ICU and attempted to engage in a discussion with the gunman, police said. The gunman then went out into the hallway, still holding the ICU employee at gunpoint and threatening the hostage, when officers opened fire and killed him, according to authorities. At the same time, the gunman opened fired and struck three officers, killing one. 'They needed to use deadly force because by doing so, they potentially save even more lives, even as they lost one of their own,' Barker said. The two additional law enforcement officers shot by the gunman are in stable condition, Barker said. An intensive care unit doctor, nurse and a custodian suffered gunshot wounds and are in stable condition, and a fourth employee was injured in a fall, according to Barker. No patients were injured, Susan Manko, a spokesperson for UPMC Memorial told CNN. Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage of the shooting as well as taking statements from law enforcement involved and those in the vicinity, the district attorney said. The officer shot and killed was West York Borough Police Department Officer Andrew Duarte, his department confirmed on Facebook. Duarte had joined the department in 2022 after five years with the Denver Police Department, according to his LinkedIn profile. In 2021, he received a Mothers Against Drunk Driving hero award for his work in impaired driving enforcement, according to CNN affiliate KKTV. 'He was someone who put on the uniform of service and went out to try and keep his neighbors safe,' Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who met with Duarte's parents Saturday, said at the news conference. 'He is to be commended for a life of service, albeit cut way too short from a life of service to others. We're deeply grateful to him.' Pennsylvania lost 'a hero,' Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge President Joseph Regan and York County Lodge #73 President Trent Bushman said in a statement. 'Officer Duarte's bravery and commitment to upholding the law are a testament to the selflessness shown daily by those who have dedicated themselves to protecting and serving,' the statement read. CNN's Alaa Elassar, Taylor Galgano, Kia Fatahi, Sharif Paget, Sarah Dewberry and Natalie Barr contributed to this report.
CNN
23-02-2025
- CNN
Police officer killed, 5 other people wounded after gunman holds Pennsylvania hospital staff hostage, officials say
CNN — A police officer was killed and five other people were wounded when a man took medical staff hostage and opened fire at a York, Pennsylvania, hospital on Saturday morning, officials said. The gunman, identified by authorities as Diogenes Archangel Ortiz, 49, was also killed, authorities said. Two other law enforcement officers were shot by the gunman and are in stable condition, York County District Attorney Tim Barker said at an afternoon news conference. An intensive care unit doctor, nurse and a custodian suffered gunshot wounds and a fourth employee was injured in a fall, according to Barker. The gunman had arrived at the hospital carrying a bag with a handgun and zip ties and went straight to the ICU, where he held staff members hostage, Barker said. Officers were preparing to confront the gunman and breach the ICU when Ortiz held an ICU employee hostage at gunpoint and ordered police to get back, according to Barker. 'They did, so the person being held hostage would not be harmed, and were attempting to try to engage in discussion with Mr. Archangel Ortiz,' Barker said. The woman being held hostage also had her hands tied with zip ties, according to Barker. When Ortiz came out into the hallway still holding the ICU employee at gunpoint, the officers opened fire and fatally shot Ortiz, Barker confirmed. While investigators have not yet given a motive for the attack, the incident appears to have been specifically targeted at the ICU, Barker said. In the previous week, the gunman was in contact with the ICU for a medical purpose involving another individual, according to Barker. 'No patients have been injured. The hospital is now secure,' Susan Manko, spokesperson for UPMC Memorial in York, told CNN. The officer who died was Andrew Duarte, his department confirmed on Facebook. Duarte had joined the department in 2022 after five years at the Denver Police Department, according to his LinkedIn profile. In 2021, Duarte had received the Mothers Against Drunk Driving hero award for his work in impaired driving enforcement. 'He was someone who put on the uniform of service and went out to try and keep his neighbors safe,' Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who met with Duarte's parents Saturday evening, said at the news conference. 'He is to be commended for a life of service, albeit cut way too short from a life of service to others. We're deeply grateful to him.' Pennsylvania lost 'a hero,' Fraternal Order of Police State Lodge President Joseph Regan and York County Lodge #73 President Trent Bushman said in a statement. 'Officer Duarte's bravery and commitment to upholding the law are a testament to the selflessness shown daily by those who have dedicated themselves to protecting and serving,' the statement read. Witnesses describe scene of shooting Jayden Robertson and his grandmother were visiting his aunt's hospital room on the fourth floor at UPMC Memorial Saturday morning when an announcement was made about an intruder with a weapon. At first, they didn't think much of it, assuming it might just be 'a little kid who forgot he had a pocket knife in his pocket or something like that,' Robertson told CNN. It wasn't until a friend texted him a news report stating there had been a shooting at the hospital he and his family fully understood the gravity of the situation. When Robertson looked out the window, he saw many police cars and officers running to their vehicles to grab guns and shields. In the same building, Betsy Small was visiting her mother at the hospital around 10:30 a.m. when she started to hear 'strange noises, a lot of activity, and then alarms going off.' When she looked out the window, people were running, she said, and a woman announced something about a 'lockdown' over the intercom system. 'I thought, oh something's going on in here, but you never think it's going to be a shooting, not in a hospital,' Small, 58, told CNN. When the alarms went off, Small said she believes her hospital room door locked. She crouched down on the floor near the window for safety, her mother fast asleep in her hospital bed throughout all the commotion. Within minutes, three or four police cars had arrived and officers were running into the building with shields and guns, she said she saw through the hospital room window. For the next hour or so, Small watched through the hospital door window as nurses ran back and forth on her floor while yelling at one another. At 11:41 a.m., her daughter texted her that a shooter 'had been taken out.' As of 3 p.m., Small was not yet allowed to leave the building and said she has seen some of the nurses crying with one another in the hallway. 'I feel sad for everybody, honestly I do. It's a sad situation,' Small said. The weekend incident happened as the nation continues to grapple with mass shootings in places usually considered safe. It was one of at least 37 mass shootings in just the first two months of this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Like CNN, the archive defines a mass shooting as one in which four or more people are shot, not including the shooter. And in the first month of this year, at least 31 officers have been shot in the line of duty – including two who were killed, according to the National Fraternal Order of Police. For health care workers, the violent situation came as they grappled with rising threats in their workplaces. Health care professionals are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than workers in other fields, according to the American Hospital Association. Shapiro said during the news conference state and local leaders will work with affected health care workers to ensure they have the resources to heal. 'I know that the trauma that the health care workers here today had to deal with is not something that goes away overnight,' Shapiro said. 'Every day when you put on your white coat or your uniform of service to others here in this wonderful hospital, or any hospital across Pennsylvania, you are performing that function because you care about your neighbors and you want to make sure that they are healthy and safe. Something like this should never, ever happen in your place of work.' Pennsylvania state Sen. Dawn Keefer and state Rep. Seth Grove said in a joint statement they are praying for 'those who were injured and for the loved ones' coping with an unthinkable act.' 'Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and all those affected by this senseless act of violence,' Keefer and Grove said, thanking first responders 'for their swift actions in securing the scene, treating the wounded and ensuring the safety of our community.' UPMC Memorial, a 104-bed hospital, opened in August 2019 and provides emergency medical care, cardiology and vascular services, chronic disease management, and surgical services. York is located in southern Pennsylvania.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Yahoo
Former Denver Police officer killed after responding to a shooting at a central Pennsylvania hospital
DENVER (KDVR) — A former Denver police officer is dead after responding to a shooting at a central Pennsylvania hospital on Saturday. The suspected gunman was also killed, officials said. The officer who died in the shooting at the UPMC Memorial Hospital in York was identified as Andrew Duarte of the West York Borough Police Department. He was responding to a mutual aid call, the department posted on its Facebook page. Gunman, police officer dead after hospital shooting in York County, Pa. 'We all have broken hearts and are grieving at his loss,' West York Borough Manager Shawn Mauck told The Associated Press. Officials at UPMC Memorial in York said the gunman also was killed, but that no patients were injured. Law enforcement is on the premises and is managing the situation, Susan Manko, vice president of public relations for UPMC, said in an emailed statement. The hospital asked employees who were not scheduled to work Saturday to stay home. Families of patients arriving on site should report to the parking lot of the OSS building across the street from the hospital, Manko said. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he is on the way to the hospital after being briefed on the shooting. He said the hospital is 'secure.' UPMC Memorial is a five-story, 104-bed hospital that opened in 2019 in York, a city of about 40,000 people known for its creation of York Peppermint Patties in 1940. Duarte was a law enforcement veteran who joined the West York Borough Police Department in June 2022, according to Duarte's LinkedIn profile. He was previously with the Denver Police Department from May 2017 to May 2022. In May 2021, Duarte received the Colorado Drug Recognition Expert Top Student Award. In September 2021, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the Colorado Department of Transportation presented Duarte with the 'MADD Hero' Law Enforcement Champion award. 'I have a type A personality and like to succeed in all that I do,' his LinkedIn profile said. 'We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of former Denver Police Officer Andrew Duarte. Andrew valiantly served the Denver community as a police officer from 2017 to 2022. He served as a patrol officer and on the Denver Police DUI Enforcement Unit, was highly regarded for his work, and developed close friendships with teammates. Andrew received prominent recognition from Mothers Against Drunk Driving for his efforts in keeping Denver's roads safe from impaired drivers,' the Denver Police Department wrote in a statement to FOX31. The shooting is part of a wave of gun violence in recent years that has swept through U.S. hospitals and medical centers, which have struggled to adapt to the growing threats. Such attacks have helped make health care one of the nation's most violent fields, with workers suffering more nonfatal injuries from workplace violence than workers in any other profession, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2023, a shooter killed a security guard in the lobby of New Hampshire's state psychiatric hospital before being fatally shot by a state trooper. In 2022, a man killed two workers at a Dallas hospital while there to watch his child's birth. In May of that year, a man opened fire in a medical center waiting room in Atlanta, killing one woman and wounding four. And just one month later, a gunman killed his surgeon and three other people at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, medical office because he blamed the doctor for his continuing pain after an operation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
