9 people dead in Erie mass shooting
9 people dead in Erie mass shooting
Bailey Mutschler, Bailey Brautigan, Drew Miller, and Jennifer Mobilia Sat, October 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM UTC
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“They knew something was going on at that house."
(WJET/AP) -- A man killed eight people including a pregnant woman, children and other relatives at his Pennsylvania home on Friday, authorities said Saturday.
Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the 45 year-old shooter, who later took his own life, was a relative of seven victims, while the eighth was a friend of a the pregnant woman.
Lorah says that video evidence showed that the two women arrived at that residence in distress, seeking assistance from neighbors. He said muffled gunshots were heard from within the home, and the footage showed the man shoot the women and retreat back inside.
When police arrived, they found the two women dead outside. They next deployed a robot and observed multiple victims who appeared to have died from earlier gunshots.
The victims included the two women outside, a 5-year-old boy, a 22-month old girl, a 24-year old woman, a 44-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man, and a 21-year-old man. The suspected shooter was also dead, and according to Lorah,he had a firearm on him.
Lorah says the investigation remains active.
“Out of respect for the victims and the families, I will not discuss the details of what our officers encountered inside that home,” the chief said at a news conference. “But I want our community to understand the gravity of what happened and the profound impact this tragedy has had on those involved and on our community as a whole.”
Lorah declined to discuss motive but said investigators would talk to other relatives and examine the cellphones of the women who were killed outside the home.
“They knew something was going on at that house,” he said. “We have to figure out what that is.”
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Lorah said officers arrived within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection system that relies on artificial intelligence and a network of microphones to identify gunshots. No additional shots were fired after that.
“Sounds that may have been mistaken for gunfire came from flashbang devices — chemical munitions — used by SWAT officers,” he said.
Gov. Josh Shapiro said he offered his administration's “full support” to Erie Mayor Daria Devlin, who spoke directly to the victims' families during the news conference.
“I am so deeply sorry. What happened to you was horrific, and there is nothing that any of us can say today that will make this any easier,” she said. “But you do that our entire community is with you, we’re grieving with you. And we are here to support you.”
Erie is about 120 miles (190 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh.
Speaking at a campaign rally outside Philadelphia, Shapiro mentioned both the Erie killings and the shooting of two Philadelphia police officers early Saturday.
“Today has been a dark day across this commonwealth,” he said.
writers Holly Ramer and Jacqueline Ganun contributed to this report.
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