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Nine dead in mass shooting at Pennsylvania home
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- A man shot and killed eight people, including two children, at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before apparently taking his own life.
- Police responded after witnesses reported gunfire and found two women dead in the street; the gunman then barricaded himself inside the home.
- After police entered the home, they discovered several more victims along with the gunman, who had a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
- Authorities confirmed the nine deaths were not due to any prolonged standoff or delay in police action, and the investigation into the motive remains ongoing.
- Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro expressed condolences and offered full support from his administration following the tragic mass shooting.
