A gunman kills eight people at a home in Erie Pennsylvania

A man killed eight people at a house in Erie, Pennsylvania, before taking his own life, according to reports by BBC News US, CBS News, The Independent, RTE, and Reuters. The shooting occurred on Friday afternoon. Police officers responded to the location after witnesses reported seeing a man firing a firearm outside before going into the home. [1][3][4][5][6]

Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said that officers found two dead women outside the home, BBC News US reported. The remaining victims and the dead gunman were discovered inside the house. The dead include two children and a heavily pregnant woman, according to BBC News US, CBS News, and The Independent. [1][3][4]

Police stated that all of the dead victims except for one were related to each other, BBC News US reported. Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said that investigators have not established a motive for the attack, but he noted that mental health was a factor in the incident. [1]

Pennsylvania is located in the United States and covers around 46,000 square miles across Appalachian terrain. It had an estimated population of 13.1 million people in 2025. [8]