York, Pa.-On Saturday, the restlessness growing inside the Nancy Dutee Mataris quickly became completely dreaded as she was taking herself to a small family room inside the Welspan York York Hospital. It was a facility that was not away from UPMC Memorial Hospital, where his son, police officer Andrew Dutee, was involved in shooting a few hours ago.
“I thought from myself,” it’s not good, because if he was still with us, he would take me to him, “said Duterte Mataris.
“I think Andrew was invited to his eternal house with God, and he was no longer with us.”
His worst fear was confirmed. Andrew was killed after an encounter with a gunman, who had entered the hospital located outside Pennsylvania, and held hostage before a shoot that injured many people.
Not 24 hours later, Dutete Mataris found himself in front of the West York Boro Police Department, who visited a memorial of flowers, candles and balloons installed by community members. It was there that he remembered the “wonderful young man” who was also his only child.
“He had a warrior heart and a warrior spirit,” Dute Matras said in an interview with NBC News.
Officials say the alleged shooter, Diogenes Archangel Ortis, 49, entered the facility with a hand with a hand and zip -ties and led to the ICU directly to the ICU, saying.
District Attorney Tim Baker of York County said that he believes it was intentional.
“Diogenes Archengel Ortis, appeared in a week with the ICU for a medical purpose involving another person,” he said in advance, “he said.
Other residents of the community are also running again in view of the tragedy.
“(I) got a lesson from my wife who works in ICU. And she said that she loves me and she did not know if she was going to make it, “Tad Peknott said.
Mary Ek stayed in York throughout her life and stayed with a memorial on Sunday afternoon.
“A hospital?” You think you will be safe, but it’s not yet, “he said.
Betsi Small was meeting her mother on the third floor of UPMC when the incident happened.
“I only went there for 11 minutes and I heard about going away to the alarm,” he said.
His mother, who is 77 years old, was in bed when the hospital went to lockdown. Small says that she ensured that the room was closed and then hid in the bathroom inside the room. He said that he heard people crying and made a loud noise under it.
“With school shooting and hospital shooting … you question your safety,” she said. Small says that she was unable to leave till about 4 o’clock when the building was cleaned.
As the residents are expected to return to a sense of normal status, Dute Matras said that he is oppressed by the response of both the community and the authorities.
“It is a small, small boro, a small, small community, and people do not necessarily know at all, but to show their support. I really, I really appreciate it. ,
She said that she was close to her son and she was always a pleasure. He believed that he was given unique talents to be an officer.
“I don’t wonder he responded to the call. I am not surprised that he was one of the people in front. He was a powerful warrior, “he said. “He is Andrew.”
