{"id":305458,"date":"2026-10-13T03:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T03:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/305458\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T03:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T03:04:14","slug":"pa-killer-grandpa-idd-as-its-revealed-pregnant-mom-was-thrilled-to-deliver-blessing-baby-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/305458\/","title":{"rendered":"Pa. killer grandpa ID’d as it’s revealed pregnant mom was thrilled to deliver ‘blessing’ baby boy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pregnant mom shot dead by her killer father in a grisly Pennsylvania murder-suicide<\/a> boasted about the upcoming arrival of her \u201cblessing\u201d baby boy she was set to deliver Monday in a tragic final post.<\/p>\n

Matthew Stone Sr., 45, was identified Monday as the gunman behind the horrific scene <\/a>that left his pregnant daughter Angelina Stone<\/a>, 24, sons Matthew Stone Jr., 21, and Jonathan Stone, 19, and wife Michelle Stone, 44, dead \u2014 before he turned the gun on himself Friday, Erie County coroner Lyell Cook said.<\/p>\n

A pregnant Angelina Stone poses for a photo posted to Facebook on May 9, 2026. Stone was killed alongside eight other people, including her two children, at a home in Erie, Pa. on Oct. 9, 2026. Facebook\/Dej Shanti<\/p>\n

Angelina Stone and her daughter Amari\u2019anna were both killed by her father Matthew Stone Sr. in a murder-suicide in Erie, Pa. this weekend that left nine people dead. Facebook\/Dej Shanti<\/p>\n

Stone shared ultrasound photos of her unborn son Kyrie on Facebook on Sept. 25, 2026. Facebook\/Dej Shanti<\/p>\n

Stone also gunned down Angelina\u2019s 5-year-old son and 1-year-old daughter, in addition to two women who tried to intervene<\/a>, Lora Roberts, 37, and Twila Tanner, 51, in the rampage on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

Angelina posted on Facebook on Sept. 25 about her excitement at the upcoming birth of her \u201cchunky boy,\u201d who she was planning to name Kyrie.<\/p>\n

Sharing ultrasound scan pictures of the baby, she wrote, \u201cA Blessing in My Eyes Momma Can\u2019t Wait To Hold Yooouu.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amari\u2019anna with her brother and Isiah, who was also killed in the massacre. Facebook\/Dej Shanti<\/p>\n

Matthew Stone Jr. was also killed by his father. Facebook\/Dej Shanti<\/p>\n

Police have not said what the gunman\u2019s motives were but suggested mental health could have played a role.<\/p>\n

Investigators said they were speaking with relatives and going through the cellphones of the two women who were killed outside the home to establish what happened.
Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said Matthew Sr. had taken his own life inside the family home following the massacre.
The coroner did not identify the children who were killed, but at a memorial to the victims over the weekend, Julius Windham said his daughter Amari\u2019anna was the toddler who had died.<\/p>\n

Neighbor and family friend Twila Tanner, 51, was killed after rushing to the scene of the shooting Shawn Lyons \/ Facebook<\/p>\n

Lora Roberts, 37, was also killed while rushing to the scene. Lora Roberts \/ Facebook<\/p>\n

Angelina was also the mother of the 5-year-old boy, named Isiah, Windham wrote in a fundraiser to help the family with funeral costs.
He said Sunday he had never seen the gunman distressed or doing anything out of the ordinary. \u00a0
\u201cI think that was a front for him,\u201d Windham said. \u201cHim every day, him smiling and being just \u2014 you would think of nothing like that would happen.\u201d
Video and audio evidence obtained by investigators showed that muffled gunshot sounds were coming from inside the home before \u201cdistressed\u201d Roberts and Tanner began pounding on the door.
Matthew Sr. then came out and shot them as they ran toward him before returning inside to kill himself.\u00a0
Roberts was a frequent visitor to the house who had been helping out during her niece and neighbor Angelina\u2019s pregnancy, while Tanner was the only non-relative caught up in the violence.
Identified as a mother of five who was engaged to her longtime partner, Roberts was a former board member of a community group that helps the homeless.
On July 15, she wrote a post on Facebook speaking out against a spate of recent shootings in Erie, which is 120 miles north of Pittsburgh.
\u201cErie we need to do better!!\u201d she wrote. \u201cLife is precious and its heartbreaking to see so much pain and violence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cCheck on the people you love, and always choose kindness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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