Adult victims, suspected shooter ID'd in Erie mass shooting
Coroner says seven victims were relatives, including a pregnant daughter and two young children, as police investigate the shooting as a domestic incident.
- On Friday, a gunman fatally shot nine people at an Erie, Pennsylvania home before taking his own life; suspect Matthew Stone Sr., 45, died before police arrived.
- Most victims were Stone's relatives, including his wife Michelle Stone and their children Jonathan Stone, Matthew Stone Jr., and Angelina Stone; officers reported an "eerie silence" upon arrival.
- Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook identified additional adult victims Twila Tanner, 51, and Lora Roberts, plus two children under 18. Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah confirmed the suspect used a legally registered handgun.
- Authorities are treating the incident as a domestic situation without a determined motive. Lorah described the crime scene as the "worst" he had ever seen in his law enforcement career.
- "I think mental health is at play here, but I think it is too soon to really go into a motive," Lorah said. Those struggling with suicidal thoughts can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.
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Gunman, victims identified in Pennsylvania mass shooting that left 9 dead
Authorities have identified the gunman and adult victims of a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, that left nine people dead. Those killed included the gunman’s pregnant daughter and two young children. Police responded at around 4:53 p.m. on Friday to a gunfire detection alert in the 700 block of Perry Street, according to the Erie […]
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