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A coroner on Monday released the names of the gunman and six of the eight people he shot and killed<\/a> at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, including seven of his relatives.<\/p>\n

The shooter in Friday’s attack was Matthew Stone Sr., 45, according to Erie County coroner Lyell Cook. Stone took his own life at the home, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said.<\/p>\n

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