Their son, West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte, responded to an active shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital, where a man had taken the staff of the ICU hostage. Five people — a doctor, a nurse, a custodian and two officers, suffered injuries. Duarte was mortally wounded.

Police Officer Andrew Duarte choose to work in West York. They were very glad he did. And now he's gone, killed in the line of duty.

The West York Borough Police Department has spent four days now without its fallen brother, Andrew Duarte.For the first time since Saturday's mass shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital, the chief of police paid tribute to the officer.