A shooting in a residential area of Erie, Pennsylvania, left nine dead including the suspected shooter and rocked the city, police said.<\/p>\n
Authorities have released few details, though the city issued a statement that it said was intended to clear up inaccurate information that circulated following the shooting Friday.<\/p>\n
Officers arrived within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter<\/a>, a controversial gunshot detection system that relies on artificial intelligence and a network of microphones to identify gunshots. All nine deaths occurred before officers arrived, the city said, and no additional shots were fired after that. <\/p>\n \u201cSounds heard during the police response that may have been mistaken for gunfire were flash bangs associated with law enforcement\u2019s tactical response,\u201d the city said.<\/p>\n A news conference was scheduled for Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n \u201cI have not seen anything like this in my 28-plus years,\u201d Police Chief Rick Lorah told a local news station. \u201cI\u2019m not sure that the city of Erie has ever seen the loss of life and the devastation that we just witnessed.\u201d<\/p>\n Gov. Josh Shapiro said he offered his administration\u2019s \u201cfull support\u201d to Erie Mayor Daria Devlin. <\/p>\n Erie is about 120 miles (190 kilometers) north of Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n ____<\/p>\n This story corrects that the total number of people found dead \u2014 nine \u2014 includes the suspected shooter.<\/p>\n ____<\/p>\n Jacqueline GaNun is a corps member for The Associated Press\/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America<\/a> is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.<\/p>\n