“I think that was a front for him,” Julius Windham said as he stood at a memorial to victims of Friday’s shooting, including his 1-year-old daughter Amarianna, her pregnant mother, and the woman’s 5-year-old son and unborn baby.
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In this image from video provided by WJET, bystanders gather outside the scene of a shooting in Erie, Pa., on Friday evening, Oct. 9, 2026.
Matt Barnum – WJET
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Julius Windham visits a memorial outside the home where authorities say a gunman killed multiple people, including Windham’s daughter, in Erie, Pa., on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026.
Ted Shaffrey – AP
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In this image from video provided by WJET, police gather outside the scene of a shooting in Erie, Pa., on Friday evening, Oct. 9, 2026.
Matt Barnum – WJET
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Ted Shaffrey – AP
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