Cops encountered Archangel-Ortiz holding a female staffer at gunpoint with her hands bound, officials said. The officers engaged Archangel-Ortiz in a firefight, killing him. Archangel-Ortiz wounded two cops and killed a third, who was identified as Andrew Duarte, 30, of the West York Borough Police Department.

A gunman took hostages at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pennsylvania, resulting in the death of Officer Andrew Duarte and injuries to five others.

Authorities say a gunman entered a Pennsylvania hospital’s intensive care unit and took staff members hostage before he was killed by police.

Authorities described the shooting of a gunman who opened fire at a Pennsylvania hospital as “absolutely justified, beyond any and all doubt.”

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

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.

A gunman, armed with a handgun and carrying zip ties, went inside UPMC's ICU, and took staffers hostage before he was ultimately killed by police in a shootout, the York County DA said.