Screaming children and women run for their lives as grandpa kills 9 loved ones in Erie murder suicide

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-13 · by Jack Toledo
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A grandpa killed nine members of his family in a murder-suicide in Erie, Pennsylvania. Matthew Stone Sr., 45, opened fire at his home on Perry Street, killing six adults, two children, and an unborn baby. The victims included Stone Sr.’s wife Michelle (44) and their four children: Jonathan (19), Matthew Jr. (21), Angelina (24), and her young children Isaiah (5) and Amari'anna (2). Also killed were Michelle’s sister Lora Roberts (37) and family friend Twila Tanner (51), who tried to protect the children. Video footage shows women screaming and running from gunfire at the scene.
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On October 9, a mass shooting occurred in Erie, Pennsylvania resulting in the deaths of nine people, including two children. The incident began with reports of gunfire around 5 p.m., leading to the discovery of two women dead on the street outside a house on Perry Street. A suspect barricaded himself inside the home and engaged in a standoff with police before dying from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police found additional victims, including children, throughout the house after entering it. Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah described it as one of the worst scenes he had encountered during his 28-year career. The city has not disclosed further details out of respect for the victims and their families. Governor Josh Shapiro offered support to Mayor Daria Devlin following the tragedy.

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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 12% hedged 2 of 16 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe a shooting incident in Erie, Pennsylvania, involving multiple fatalities and a standoff between police and the suspect on the same day.”
South China Morning Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania on the same date that resulted in nine deaths including two children and a pregnant woman, with the shooter being related to most of the victims.”
Daily Mail
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 33% hedged 9 of 27 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the exact same mass shooting incident involving a grandfather killing nine loved ones and then taking his own life in Erie, Pennsylvania.”
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 2 of 38 📰 publisher trust 68
“Both articles describe the same mass shooting incident in Erie, Pennsylvania, involving a grandfather who killed eight people before committing suicide.”
ABC News (AU)
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 61
“Both articles describe a shooting incident in Pennsylvania involving the deaths of multiple individuals including children and women at the same time and place.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 20% hedged 3 of 15 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe the same specific incident involving a grandfather shooting nine people in Erie, Pennsylvania, captured on doorbell camera footage showing women and children running and screaming as gunshots ring out.”
Daily Mail
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 7 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the same shooting incident in Erie, Pennsylvania on the same date, involving nine deaths including children and a police standoff.”
CBS News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 19% hedged 3 of 16 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe a mass shooting and standoff in Erie on Perry Street involving nine fatalities including two children, with the suspect found dead from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”
Times of India
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 25% hedged 4 of 16 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe a shooting incident in Erie, Pennsylvania on October 9, 2026, involving nine deaths including two children and a pregnant woman, with the shooter committing suicide.”
The Straits Times
⚖️ Leans left 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 11 📰 publisher trust 59
“Both articles describe the same shooting incident in Erie, Pennsylvania on October 9th, involving nine victims and a perpetrator who took his own life.”

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Toledo, J. (2026, October 13). Screaming children and women run for their lives as grandpa kills 9 loved ones in Erie murder suicide. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16206209/matthew-stone-erie-pennsylvania-murder-footage.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Jack Toledo
45 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Amari'anna's father, Juicesiyah Alexander Ezekiel, who also goes by Julius Windham, told Erie News Now: 'I wouldn’t even put this on my worst enemy.
🔮 The city's District Attorney Larry Krasner said his office would pursue dozens of charges against Lewis.
🔮 Police said he was expected to survive.
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🔮 Dearborn and its mayor, Abdullah Hammoud, were named in the suit filed by Margot Cleveland, a senior legal correspondent at the Federalist.
🔮 In a desperate attempt to naturally end her pregnancy, she began consuming large amounts of cinnamon and lifting heavy objects, unproven methods she believed could cause a miscarriage.
🔮 'This excessive force was unnecessary and could have been easily de-escalated,' added Taylor.
🔮 'The U.S. Supreme Court has not decided whether a second execution attempt would violate the constitution since 1947,' she added.
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Daily Mail Erie Erie News Now Pennsylvania Your Erie

Subjects

Erie GPE · 4× Stone Sr PERSON · 4× Amari'anna PERSON · 3× Lorah PERSON · 3× Angelina Stone PERSON · 2× Jonathan Stone PERSON · 2× Kyrie PERSON · 2× Matthew Stone Jr PERSON · 2× Matthew Stone Sr PERSON · 2× Michelle Stone PERSON · 2×

Narrative

Screams began to ring out before one of the women can be seen sprinting, followed shortly after by the other Stone Sr shot and killed his pregnant 24-year-old daughter, Angelina Stone, her unborn child Kyrie, who was due to be born on Wednesday, and her two other young kids, five-year-old Isaiah and Amari'anna, who was one Video and audio evidence recovered by investigators included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two 'distressed' women arrived and began pounding on the door, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-13
🔮 Amari'anna's father, Juicesiyah Alexander Ezekiel, who also goes by Julius Windham, told Erie News Now: 'I wouldn’t even put this on my worst enemy.

Claims (28 extracted, 2 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Horrifying video captured women and children screaming as they ran from the scene of a mass shooting in which a grandpa killed nineof his loved ones in a murder suicide in Erie, Pennsylvania. Footage, obtained by Your Erie, captured two women on Friday unknowingly headed towards the massacre on Perry Street before a bone chilling scream can be heard. asserted
scream → see → Street
'Oh my god,' a person shrieked before rounds of gunfire begin to sound off. asserted
rounds → shriek → gunfire
Terrified screams rang out as one of the women sprinted back from where she came, with the other following closely behind. Another person across the street also turns around to get away from the carnage. asserted
person → ring → carnage
Cries of people urging others to 'get in the house' can be heard as well before the video cuts. asserted
video → urge → house
Six adults, two children and an unborn baby were killed when Matthew Stone Sr, 45, opened fire on his family's home in Erie before he killed himself, the coroner's office confirmed. asserted
office → kill → himself
Stone Sr shot and killed his wife, Michelle Stone, 44, their two sons, Jonathan Stone, 19, and Matthew Stone Jr, 21, and their 24-year-old pregnant daughter, Angelina Stone. asserted
Sr → shoot → wife
Matthew Stone Sr, 45, opened fire on his family's home in Erie before he killed himself, the coroner's office confirmed Footage showed two women unknowingly headed towards the massacre on Perry Street on Friday Angelina's unborn child, Kyrie, who was due to be born on Wednesday, and her two other young kids, five-year-old Isaiah and Amari'anna, who was about to turn two, also died in the gunfire, her heartbroken family said in a GoFundMe. asserted
family → open → GoFundMe
Amari'anna's father, Juicesiyah Alexander Ezekiel, who also goes by Julius Windham, told Erie News Now: 'I wouldn’t even put this on my worst enemy. asserted
I → go → enemy
It’s sickening.' asserted
It → ’ → ?
Michelle's sister, Lora Roberts, 37, and family friend Twila Tanner, 51, died in the shooting while trying to protect the children, according to their fundraiser pages. uncertain
sister → die → pages
The coroner ruled Stone Sr's death a suicide, and the other victims were listed as homicides. asserted
victims → rule → homicides
All of the victims but Roberts were pronounced dead at the scene, the Erie Times-News reported. asserted
News → pronounce → scene
She was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. asserted
she → transport → injuries
Officers with the Erie Police Department rushed to the scene after a ShotSpotter alerted them to two gunshots on the street where the deadly rampage happened, the agency said. asserted
agency → rush → street
Screams began to ring out before one of the women can be seen sprinting, followed shortly after by the other Stone Sr shot and killed his pregnant 24-year-old daughter, Angelina Stone, her unborn child Kyrie, who was due to be born on Wednesday, and her two other young kids, five-year-old Isaiah and Amari'anna, who was one Video and audio evidence recovered by investigators included muffled gunshot sounds coming from inside the home just before two 'distressed' women arrived and began pounding on the door, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said. asserted
Lorah → begin → door
The gunman then came out and shot them as they ran toward him, before returning inside. asserted
they → come → him
Responding officers found the two women dead outside. asserted
officers → respond → women
After deploying a drone and robot, they went inside and found the bodies of the five-year-old boy and one-year-old girl on the first floor; two more women and two young men in a stairwell; and the shooter on the second floor. asserted
they → deploy → floor
Lorah declined to discuss motive but suggested mental health could be a factor. uncertain
health → decline → motive
He said investigators would talk to relatives and examine the cellphones of the women who were killed outside the home. asserted
who → say → home
'They knew something was going on at that house,' Lorah said. asserted
Lorah → know → house
'We have to figure out what that is.' asserted
that → have → ?
Lorah also noted that Stone Sr does have a history of prior interactions with the police department, although the last interaction is believed to have been in 2022. asserted
interaction → note → 2022
Stone Sr shot and killed his son Matthew Stone Jr, 21, (pictured) wife, Michelle Stone, 44, their other son, Jonathan Stone, 19 Michelle's sister, Lora Roberts (left), 37, and family friend Twila Tanner (right), 51, died in the shooting while trying to protect the children At a news conference on Saturday, Erie Mayor Daria Devlin offered support to the victims' families. asserted
Devlin → shoot → families
'I am so deeply sorry,' Devlin said. asserted
Devlin → say → ?
'What happened to you was horrific, and there is nothing that any of us can say today that will make this any easier. asserted
this → happen → us
We're grieving with you. asserted
We → grieve → you
And we are here to support you.' asserted
we → support → you
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