Family Tragedy in Erie, Pennsylvania Leaves Eight Dead Including Pregnant Daughter
A domestic shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, claimed the lives of six family members and two neighbors, with the gunman's wife and pregnant daughter among the victims.
A mass shooting at a home on Perry Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, resulted in eight fatalities, including the gunman's wife, his pregnant daughter and several relatives. Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook said 45-year-old Matthew Stone died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after killing six members of his own family and two neighboring residents.
The victims identified by the coroner were Michelle Stone, 44; Angelina K. Stone, 24, who was pregnant and due to give birth on Monday; and her brothers Matthew Stone Jr., 21, and Jonathan Stone, 19. Two younger children, a five-year-old boy and a nearly two-year-old girl, also died inside the house. Neighbors Twila A. Tanner, 51, and Lora Lee Roberts, 37, were shot outside the residence.
"I wouldn’t even put this on my worst enemy, man," said Juicesiyah Alexander Ezekiel, the father of the two-year-old girl, speaking to a local TV affiliate. "It’s sickening."
Ezekiel also described his daughter, Amari’anna, as "the most beautiful baby God could have created," noting that she was approaching her second birthday.