Erie, Pennsylvania shooter killed 8 people, then himself, police say

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Erie, Pennsylvania shooter killed 8 people, then himself, police say​

Police yet to establish motive as eight of nine killed in shooting were family members, one was family friend

Reuters
October 11, 2026

Nine dead in Erie, Pennsylvania mass shooting

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A 45-year-old man shot and killed eight people in Erie, Pennsylvania, including a pregnant woman and two children, then apparently shot himself to ‌death, authorities said on Saturday at a press conference where they revealed details of the previous evening's shooting.

The shooter, who has yet to be identified, died of an apparent self-inflicted wound before officers arrived on the scene, said Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah.

"Some scenes stay with you long after you leave them. This is one of those tragic scenes," Lorah ⁠said.

Police have yet to establish a motive, Lorah said. He said eight of the nine who died in the shooting were family members, and one was a family friend.

Lorah said after the shooter entered the home, he came out of the house and shot two women who appeared "distressed" and were pacing back and forth seeking assistance from neighbours.

Police found the suspect on the second floor of the home on Perry Street, Lorah said.

 

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still no identity of the shooter......?

if it were a muslim the media would have it out quickly and a field day about terrorism......

HOW IS THIS NOT TERRORISM !!! Any/All type of crime which affects others should be called terrorism, specially these gun crimes

 

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I get the distinct feeling not all the facts I've gotten out yet.

That being said, why do these types of people feel like taking others out with them. You want to kill yourself? Go do it. No need to to take it out on anyone else

 

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Erie, Pennsylvania

https://www.wpri.com/news/us-and-world/shooting-leaves-9-dead-including-suspect-in-erie-pennsylvania-police-say/

Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say​

"Lorah said officers arrived within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter, "

Yeesh a Shotspotter system...well unfortunately I think that pretty sums up the type of neighborhood this happened in. It was so out of control the police had set up microphones to alert them of shootings.

Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said the 45-year-old man was related to seven of the victims in the previous day’s shooting, while the eighth was a friend of the pregnant woman.

Family fight that went bad

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July 7, 2023, 5:02 a.m. ET

Erie police set to deploy controversial shot-detection system chief says could save lives

Erie police set to deploy controversial gunshot detection system chief says will speed up response and potentially save lives

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Erie police set to deploy controversial shot-detection system chief says could save lives​

A gunshot detection system that has drawn criticism from some quarters is about to be deployed in a section of Erie.

Despite the criticism, the city's police chief said he welcomes any new technology, which in this case is fully funded by a state grant, that will assist his department in potentially saving lives.

The Erie Bureau of Police is finalizing details concerning the installation of ShotSpotter gunshot technology equipment that will soon be deployed in an area of Erie covering roughly 6 square miles. Police are not identifying the area, but said it was selected based on data collected over the past two to three years that showed areas of the city with the highest number of shots-fired reports.

Employing the technology from the California-based company, which recently changed its corporate name to SoundThinking, will cost a little under $1 million over two years, Police Chief Dan Spizarny said. The cost is fully covered by a grant through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, he said.

Officials announced in late 2022 that Erie, along with Erie County and Millcreek Township, were receiving more than $3 million in funding through the PCCD's Gun Violence Investigation & Prosecution Grant Program to use to combat gun violence. Spizarny said at the time that the more than $1 million Erie was receiving through the grant would be used to purchase a gunshot detection system. The funds will also allow assigned detectives to follow up on all reported shootings and help cover the cost of new evidence collection equipment for the bureau's Identification Unit.

How ShotSpotter works​

ShotSpotter uses acoustic sensors positioned around the target area to detect and locate gunshots using triangulation. The sensors are connected wirelessly to ShotSpotter's centralized, cloud-based application. That data is used to locate the incident and is then filtered by sophisticated machine algorithms to classify the event as a potential gunshot, according to information on the company's website.


Funding ShotSpotter in the City of Erie