Tragedy occurred at the UPMC Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania on Saturday when a gunman carrying a pistol entered the hospital’s intensive care unit and opened fire on unarmed persons.
The armed man identified by authorities as Diogenes Archangel Ortiz killed a police officer during the unfortunate shooting.
No fewer than three staffers at the hospital, including a doctor, a nurse, a custodian, and two other officers were also shot and wounded during the attack.
York County District Attorney Tim Barker confirmed the incident to CNN.
Barker said Ortiz was holding an ICU employee hostage at gunpoint when officers engaged the suspect, leading to a deadly shootout.
Susan Manko, spokesperson for UPMC Memorial in York, also told CNN that no “patients have been injured. The hospital is now secure”.