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Officer identified after fatal UPMC Memorial Hospital shooting

WEST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — West York Borough announced in a statement on Facebook that Officer Andrew Duarte lost his life while responding to an active shooting and hostage situation at the UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County earlier this morning.

According to his LinkedIn page, Officer Duarte has served on the West York Borough Police Department since June 2022. Previously, Officer Duarte was part of the Denver Police Department in Colorado where served from May 2017 to May 2022.

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Officer Duarte received a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice/ Political Science at PennWest California, where he graduated in December 2016. He also completed the Pennsylvania MPOETC academy standards at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) in 2022.

Some notable accomplishments of Officer Duarte’s career include being awarded the Top Student Award for outstanding academic achievement while completing Drug Recognition Expert school in October of 2019.

He also received the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) hero award in 2021 for his work in impaired driving enforcement.

West York Borough’s full statement on Officer Duarte’s death can be read below:

Our West York Borough family is suffering a painful loss today in response to a tragic mutual aid call earlier today in West Manchester Township at UPMC. Our hearts break at the innocent loss of life.

Our prayers and deepest condolences go out to West York Borough Police Officer, Andrew Duarte’s family and all of our brothers and sisters in the West York Borough Police Department that have lost a comrade and friend, and furthermore our fellow Borough agencies that have lost a colleague. Our community grieves the loss of a hero.

We ask that the community come together in solidarity, respect and prayer at this time as broken hearts mourn. You are welcome to lay flowers in a show of support and respect at 1381 West Poplar Street, West York Borough, Pennsylvania

We also offer prayers for the other agencies involved and innocent members of the community involved at this time.

Our agency has no further comment out of respect for the families involved and respect for the process.

God’s speed Officer Duarte.
West York Borough

abc27 news will keep you updated as more information becomes available.

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