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Cop killed, gunman dead after assailant took hostages at Pennsylvania hospital

By News on the Net -- New York Post——Bio and Archives--February 22, 2025

A gunman shot a police officer to death and wounded five other people before being killed by cops in a targeted attack at a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit on Saturday.

Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49, armed with a pistol and zip ties, took staff members of the UPMC Memorial Hospital hostage on Saturday morning — before being quickly engaged by local cops at 10:43 a.m. at the York, Penn., hospital. ---More...

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