Multiple people, including 2 children, killed in reported mass shooting in Erie

A mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, resulted in multiple fatalities, including at least two children, on the evening of Friday, October 9, 2026. Police responded to the 700 block of Perry Street around 5 p.m. following reports of a gunman. Officers discovered two women deceased in the street before the suspect barricaded himself inside a residence, leading to a SWAT standoff. The suspect was eventually found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities confirmed there is no ongoing threat to the public, though the total death toll and motives remain under investigation.

A mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, resulted in multiple fatalities, including at least two children, on the evening of Friday, October 9, 2026. Police responded to the 700 block of Perry Street around 5 p.m. following reports of a gunman. Officers discovered two women deceased in the street before the suspect barricaded himself inside a residence, leading to a SWAT standoff. The suspect was eventually found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Authorities confirmed there is no ongoing threat to the public, though the total death toll and motives remain under investigation.