Family and friends are preparing for the burial of the officer killed in the Pennsylvania hospital shooting

Red Lion, pa. (AP) – A procession with law offices is planned for a Pennsylvania police officer on Friday, who was shot and killed while coming to saving medical staff and patients during an attack on a hospital intensive care unit last weekend.

Family members, friends and colleagues are expected to participate in the West York officer’s service, Andrew Duart, at Living Word Community Church in Red Lion, Pennsylvania.

Duarte, 30 years old, was killed while responding to a man with a weapon who took hostages in the UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. The attacker, Diogenes Archangel-Oortiz, 49, was also killed and several others were injured.

The 1 PM service is closed to the public but will be Livestreamed of the church. The Pennsylvania governor, Josh Shapiro, is expected to give observations.

The accounts of the nurses that survived the attack They were shared in Facebook posts, revealing details about their wounds and treatment and how the events haunted those who lived.

The members of the Fire Department of Baltimore County arrive in front of the West York Borough, Andrew Duart, at Living Word Community Church, in Red Lion, PA., Friday, February 28, 2025 (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Photo: Associated Press/Matt Rourke

York County District Lawyer Tim Barker recent contact With the intensive care unit “for a medical purpose involving another person”, but has not been elaborated.

Born in Oakland, California, Duarte served in the West York police force in 2022. Before that, he spent five years with the Denver Colorado Police Department.

A obituary He said he obtained a diploma in criminal court and police science at the University of Pennsylvania in California, and his interests include photography, guitar, hiking and traveling.

Survivors include their parents and girlfriend.