ERIE, Pa. \u2014 Police in northwestern Pennsylvania have identified the gunman who killed eight people, including his wife and pregnant daughter, in Erie before turning the weapon on himself, authorities said on Monday.<\/p>\n
According to Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook, the gunman was identified as Matthew Stone Sr., 45, WJET<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n The victims included his wife, Michelle Stone, 44; the couple\u2019s daughter, Angelina Stone, 24; their sons, Matthew Stone Jr., 21, and Jonathan Stone, 19; Twila Tanner, 51, a family friend; and Lora Roberts, 37, another family friend and neighbor.<\/p>\n Angelina Stone was eight months pregnant and was scheduled to give birth to a baby boy named Kyrie on Monday, family members told WJET<\/a>.<\/p>\n The other two victims were identified as Angelina Stone\u2019s children — 22-month-old Amari\u2019anna,22 months old; and Isiah, 5.<\/p>\n Police said the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Erie Times-News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Police were called after shots were fired on Friday at about 4:53 p.m. ET, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n Officers were at the scene in less than three minutes, Erie police Chief Rick Lorah told reporters. When officers arrived, they found Tanner and Roberts outside the residence and suffering from gunshot wounds, the Erie Times-News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Investigators believe the gunman killed six of the victims in the home first, before coming outside and killing the two women, according to the newspaper.<\/p>\n Stone Sr. then apparently went back inside the residence and shot himself, police said.<\/p>\n Juicesiyah Alexander Ezekiel, father of the 22-month-old girl, said he was struggling to understand what happened.<\/p>\n