{"id":307430,"date":"2026-10-15T19:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307430\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T19:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:56:08","slug":"pennsylvania-house-that-was-scene-of-mass-shooting-was-filthy-filled-with-bottles-of-urine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/307430\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania house that was scene of mass shooting was \u2018filthy,\u2019 filled with bottles of urine"},"content":{"rendered":"

A homicidal family patriarch had become a dominant, isolated, figure inside his \u201cfilthy\u201d northwest Pennsylvania home before opening fire with a weapon \u2014 linked to a previous domestic violence allegation \u2014 to kill eight people<\/a>, officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n

Matthew Stone<\/a>, 45, died of a self-inflicted gunshot on Friday evening, bringing a tragic end to years of descent inside his home on Perry Street <\/a>in Erie, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Toilets and sinks did not appear to be working and there were 2-liter bottles filled with urine were all over the house, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDetectives described the home as extremely filthy,\u201d Lorah told reporters. <\/p>\n

Loved ones painted a disturbing picture of Stone\u2019s dominant role inside that house, police said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to relatives, he controlled the family\u2019s finances … and restricted when family members could leave the residence or spend time with relatives,\u201d Lorah said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFamily members told detectives that his behavior had been going on for years. They described Matthew becoming increasingly controlling after (wife and victim) Michelle (Stone) became pregnant with their first child. Over time, contact with extended family became more limited. Michelle stopped maintaining contact with friends. Our department also had a record of prior domestic violence incident at that home.\u201d <\/p>\n

In that 2019 case, Stone was arrested for allegedly making threats with a .40-caliber handgun. But the case went away when Michelle Stone declined to help press a case, Lorah said.<\/p>\n

\u201cA firearm was involved in that case, the same 40-caliber handgun that was used in Friday\u2019s homicides,\u201d Lorah said. \u201cAt the preliminary hearing, Michelle changed her original statement and those charges were withdrawn. There were no more recent domestic violence incidents reported to our department. Outside of that 2019 case, Matthew had no criminal history and was legally permitted to possess that firearm.\u201d<\/p>\n

The victims included the killer\u2019s wife Michelle Stone, 44; pregnant daughter, Angelina K. Stone, 24; sons Matthew Stone Jr., 21, and Jonathan Stone, 19; sister-in-law Lora Lee Roberts, 37, and her fiend Twila A. Tanner, 51.<\/p>\n

Two other unidentified children, a 5-year-old boy and a nearly 2-year-old girl who were also related to the shooter, were killed inside the house, officials said.<\/p>\n

Roberts and her friend Tanner had come to the house when Angelina Stone asked for a ride to the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u201cAngelina had been sending messages indicating she planned to leave the family home after giving birth,\u201d Lorah said. \u201cIn those messages, she said her father was kicking her and her brothers out of the residence. She also reported that he had been physically abusive to her brothers. When detectives searched the home following the shooting, they found numerous belongings packed into bags and boxes in Angelina\u2019s bedroom.\u201d <\/p>\n

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