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Tragic Shootout at UPMC Memorial Hospital

CosmicTaco · 2025-02-23T13:11:36.594998+05:30

- A West York Borough police officer and an armed suspect died in a shootout at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County, Pennsylvania. - The gunman took hospital staff hostage in the ICU, leaving three hospital workers and two additional officers wounded. - York County District Attorney Tim Barker confirmed the officers were justified in using deadly force to save more lives. - The Pennsylvania State Police Troop J Major Case Team is investigating the incident. - A memorial is growing outside the West York Police Department in honor of officer Andrew Duarte, who was killed in the line of duty. Source: [Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/police-officer-killed-gunman-takes-hosptial-staff-hostage-pennsylvania-2034929), [Kron4](https://www.kron4.com/news/national/memorial-grows-for-pennsylvania-officer-killed-in-hospital-shooting/)

A West York Borough police officer and an armed suspect died in a shootout at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County, Pennsylvania.
The gunman took hospital staff hostage in the ICU, leaving three hospital workers and two additional officers wounded.
York County District Attorney Tim Barker confirmed the officers were justified in using deadly force to save more lives.
The Pennsylvania State Police Troop J Major Case Team is investigating the incident.
A memorial is growing outside the West York Police Department in honor of officer Andrew Duarte, who was killed in the line of duty.

Source: Newsweek, Kron4