Pennsylvania hostage-taking and shootout highlight rising violence against US hospital workers
Violence against healthcare workers is on the rise as seen by an attack at a Pennsylvania hospital. A gunman took hostages before exchanges of gunfire that killed a police officer and wounded five other people at a York County,
Police officer killed after gunman takes hostages at Pennsylvania hospital
A gunman took hostages inside a Pennsylvania hospital, fatally shooting a police officer before he was killed by police, officials said.
Hostage Situation and Shootout in Pennsylvania Marks Latest Attack Against Hospital Workers
A man who took hostages at UPMC hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded five others highlights the rising violence against U.S. healthcare workers.
Motive in Pennsylvania hospital shooting unclear, but officials say man had recent contact with ICU
The man who authorities say entered a Pennsylvania hospital with zip ties and a pistol over the weekend had recent contact with the hospital's intensive care unit, where he took staff members hostage and was killed in a shootout that left a police officer dead and others injured.
Hospital says shots fired, gunman dead near York, Pennsylvania
Police in York County, Pennsylvania, responded to a hospital for an active threat that was neutralized on Saturday morning, officials said.
Police officer, gunman killed after shots fired at York, Pennsylvania hospital
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.
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