Officer killed in gunman’s Pennsylvania hospital siege was hit by friendly fire, prosecutor says

Main Idea: A Pennsylvania prosecutor said Patrolman Andrew W. Duarte was killed by police friendly fire during a hospital siege that also left the gunman dead.

Key Points:

• Prosecutor Tim Barker said a shotgun blast fired by police hit both the gunman and Duarte during the response at UPMC Memorial Hospital.
• Barker said the officers acted in a justified and legally appropriate way while trying to protect hostages and other people in danger.
• The gunman, Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, entered the hospital after learning the woman he lived with had died there and then took hostages and shot people.
• The attack injured several hospital workers and officers and has raised concern about violence against health care workers.