Police Officer, Gunman Dead in Shooting at UPMC Hospital in Pennsylvania [View all]

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Source: NBC News, NY Post

A police officer was killed and a gunman died in a shootout at a central Pennsylvania hospital Saturday, according to officials.

West York Borough police announced that Officer Andrew Duarte died while responding to a 10:43 a.m. call about an active threat at UPMC Hospital in York, PA.

No patients were injured during the shooting, and the five-story, 104-bed hospital has been secured, according to a statement by Pennsylvania State Police. It’s unclear if there were any other injuries.

“At this time, the shooter is deceased and there is no danger to the public. The hospital is secured,” police said.

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No patients were injured during the shooting at the five-story, 104-bed UPMC Hospital in York, PA. (Photo: AP)



Patrolman Andrew Duarte had served with the West York Borough Police Department for over two years and previously served with the Denver Police Department for five years. This was a good-looking young man who seemed quite happy. (Photo: public domain)

In an average year, 1,759 people die and 4,020 are wounded by guns in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State has the 20th
highest rate of gun violence in the US. Pennsylvania firearm licenses in 2021: 348,167. An estimated 40.7% of adults in Pennsylvania have guns in their homes.

By contrast the entire country of Canada with approximately 41.6m people suffered 289 homicides by firearms in 2023.


NRA-rated A+ US Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) at the 2015 CPAC convention. (Photo: Adweek)

Sources:

https://everystat.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Gun-Violence-in-Pennsylvania-2024-05.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/gun-ownership-rates-by-state/

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510006901