Bystanders gather near the site where nine people were killed in a reported shooting in and around a home at 722 Perry St. in Erie on Oct. 9. Erie Bureau of Police investigators were on the scene Oct. 10.
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Nine people, including a pregnant woman, died in a murder-suicide in Erie on Oct. 9, and eight of the people were related, Erie police said at a news conference on Oct. 10.
Police said the suspected shooter was among those who were related, and that the ninth person was a family friend. Police have not released information on how the individuals were connected to one another.
The Erie County Coroner’s Office had not released the names of those killed as of Oct. 10.
At the news conference at Erie City Hall, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah provided ages and other details of the deceased, all of whom were shot at 722 Perry St. The shooting was reported to police at about 4:50 p.m. on Oct. 9.
All but one of the shooting victims were pronounced dead at the scene, and the other person was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital, according to the Coroner’s Office.
Found dead outside the residence
Two women, 51 and 37. The 51-year-old was the family friend and the 37-year-old was a sister-in-law of one of the deceased. Investigators believe they were killed after the victims inside the residence, police said.
Found dead inside the residence
Two children were found on the first floor: a 5-year-old boy and a 22-month-old girl.Four people were found on the second floor and stairwell: a 24-year-old woman, a 44-year-old woman, a 19-year-old man and a 21-year-old man. The 24-year-old woman was 8 months pregnant, Lorah said. Police did not include the unborn child among the nine people killed.The suspected shooter, a 45-year-old man, was found dead on the second floor with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A .40-caliber handgun was recovered from him. Lorah said investigators believe the suspected shooter most likely killed the people inside, went outside and killed the two women, and then went back inside and killed himself.
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This story was originally published October 10, 2026 at 6:18 PM.