Police Officer, Gunman Dead in Shooting at UPMC Hospital in Pennsylvania

[C0RI0LANUS]

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

[Dock_Yard]

1. Disgusting

I'm very sad for the slain officer and his family and friends.

What an awful trade in the 2 lives lost though ...
A young officer helping to keep his community safe, vs (my impression only) some unhinged ammosexual with a chip on his shoulder, packing heat in a place that tries to save lives.

Pennsylvania ... 20th highest in gun violence ... the scourge of the Northeast.
You can be better than this.

[malthaussen]

2. York has a lot of those. Pretty violent for a small town. n/t

[moniss]

3. The 2 adjacent counties

of Lebanon and Lancaster are some of my favorite places I've spent time in and such a sadness today for the York area.

[C0RI0LANUS]

4. Americans are numb to these shootings as this is the new norm. Will 2025 reach the 50,000 gun death mark in the US?

In 2022, the CDC reported the US suffered 48,000 gun-related homicides. The US has become a warzone.



Countries with the Highest Total Gun Deaths (all causes) in 2019:

Brazil 49,437
United States 37,040
Mexico 22,119
India 14,711
Colombia 13,171
Venezuela 10,599
Philippines 9,268
Guatemala 5,981
Nigeria 5,103
Iraq 4,424

Source:

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/gun-deaths-by-country

[rubbersole]

5. Musk's doge incels need to scrub these inconvenient facts.

Makes magats have a sad.