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Officer Andrew Duarte fatally struck by officer's shot during UPMC Memorial shooting, DA says

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YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)-- York County District Attorney Tim Barker confirmed Wednesday that West York Borough Officer Andrew Duarte died after being struck by a shot from another officer on Saturday, February 22, 2025, after a gunman opened fire and took staff hostage inside the UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County.

According to Barker, police fired a shotgun at the suspect Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, and pellets from the blast struck Duarte and a second officer.

Suspect in 'House of Horrors' murder speaks out

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One of the suspects charged in the torture, murder, and burial of a woman in what police call "House of Horrors" is speaking out on Wednesday. The remains of 38-year-old Nicole Cuevas were found buried inside the home in South Wilkes-Barre.

Six people remain locked up on Wednesday, charged in connection with her murder.

The so-called "House of Horrors" at 142 Carlisle Street in South Wilkes-Barre: One of the people who lived there was Faith Beamer.

On Wednesday, she said she was "sorry."

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