Shooting in Penn. Hospital

[Sld1959]

Thankfully it sounds so far like no deaths.

Motive revealed in Pennsylvania hospital shooting that left 1 officer dead, 5 injured

The suspect, Diogenes Archangel Ortiz, entered the hospital with handgun and zip ties Saturday morning and took several staff members hostage, state officials said.

abcnews.go.com

 

[BassCliff]

Hi,

Another tragedy. My prayers go out for all involved. I'll be interested in the details as they are reported. It seems the perp has been "neutralized" with perhaps two LEOs and a nurse wounded. Another article said five others were treated at another facility five miles away but no details on any injuries.

In other news, there was another shooting early Saturday morning at an air base in New Mexico, one airman killed and another wounded. Not yet a lot of details on that either.

Airman dead in shootout at Kirtland Air Force Base

One airman was killed and another wounded after security forces responded to an incident overnight near an entrance to the Air Force base.

taskandpurpose.com

Let's be careful out there.


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

 

[Magnum50]

1 officer has passed... got the end of watch notice a few minutes ago. sad... RIP.

Patrolman Andrew Duarte

West York Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Patrolman Andrew Duarte was shot and killed while responding to reports of an active shooter at the UPMC Memorial Hospital...

 

[HayesGreener]

Two officers killed in Virginia. Details in my post on officers down in America

 

[gfan1984]

My wife used to work at UPMC in PA, though, not this one. She contacted her friend who still works there and the all of the UPMC Hospitals were on alert. For those who don't live in PA, UPMC (aka University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) have a monopoly on the healthcare system in almost all of mid-western, and some in central Pa. They are a huge corporation.