Police Officer Andrew Duarte

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As I write this, we are two days past the tragic murder of West York Borough Police Office Andrew Duarte on Saturday 22 February 2025.

Officer Duarte was one of so many Police Officers from all over York County who responded to a call of an active shooter at UPMC Memorial Hospital in West Manchester Township.

Police officers responded to their training to resolve the incident.  The scumbag hostage taker confronted a Police formation holding a zip-tied hostage.  At that point, he was neutralized in what the York County District Attorney called a justified and necessary action to preserve the lives of innocent people.

During the incident, Officer Duarte, 5 days past his 30th birthday, was shot & killed, and two other Police Officers were wounded. Three staff members of UPMC Memorial were shot and wounded.  UPMC personnel were taken hostage in the ICU and some were zip-tied.

The York County law enforcement community lost one of its own.  It hurts.  It hurts deeply.

Despite the grief and the pain of losing a Brother in Blue, law enforcement professionals shouldered the grief and went about flawlessly and professionally serving and protecting the people of York County.

That is what they do.  As a retired law enforcement officer, I am immensely proud of and appreciative of every one of them.  York County is in good hands.

Along with law enforcement, the UPMC staff, WellSpan York Hospital where the injured were taken, York County 911, several fire departments, and ambulance services performed heroically and with absolute focus on the task at hand.

Rest easy Brother Duarte.
We'll take it from here.




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