Gunman takes hostages at Pennsylvania hospital, one officer killed

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

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

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

Here in York County today, we saw the very best and the very worst of humanity,

Shapiro said

It is absolutely clear and beyond any and all doubt that the officers were justified in taking their action and using deadly force. Quite frankly, they needed to use deadly force because by doing so they potentially saved even more lives, even as they lost one of their own."

York County District Attorney Tim Barker said in a statement

We all have broken hearts and are grieving at his loss,

West York Borough Manager Shawn Mauck told The Associated Press

This is a huge loss to our community,

Barker said at a news conference following the shooting

Let it not be lost on anyone the act of extraordinary bravery and courage by the health care workers here, by the law enforcement professionals … who ran toward danger to keep people safe,

Shapiro said

Their willingness to run toward danger helped save the lives of others, ... I'm grateful to them and all law enforcement who answered the call today in York."

Shapiro said on the social platform X

Our prayers and deepest condolences go out to West York Borough Police Officer, Andrew Duarte's family and all of our brothers and sisters in the West York Borough Police Department that have lost a comrade and friend, and furthermore our fellow Borough agencies that have lost a colleague,

the post read

The hospital is now secure and members of the @PAStatePolice and @PEMAHQ are on the ground responding alongside our local and federal partners,

he wrote

The gunman has been apprehended, and no patients have been injured. The hospital is now secure,

Manko said

We have received confirmed reports of a gunman at UPMC Memorial, and shots fired,

Manko told Fox News

The threat has now been neutralized and an investigation is underway,

Czech said