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Gone quiet · last update Oct 15, 2026 / Pennsylvania

The mass shooting at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, that left nine people dead

Overview · reviewed October 16, 2026

A 45-year-old man killed eight people at his home in Erie, Pennsylvania, on October 9, 2026, and then took his own life, police said.[1] Police later identified him as Matthew Stone Sr. and said he had strictly controlled his relatives' finances and contact with others.[2]

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Police later identified him as Matthew Stone Sr. and said he had strictly controlled his relatives' finances and contact with others.[2]

Coverage over time

Share of tracked outlets · weekly (UTC)

Week of 2026-10-05 (UTC): 12%, 58 of 479 tracked outlets (10 left, 34 center, 14 right)Week of 2026-10-12 (UTC): 6%, 29 of 476 tracked outlets (5 left, 19 center, 5 right)Week of 2026-10-19 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-10-26 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-02 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outletsWeek of 2026-11-09 (UTC): no coverage from tracked outlets, so far

LeftCenterRightLighter bar: this week so far

Each bar is the share of the outlets on our Left / Center / Right rating scale that we tracked publishing that week which carried reporting on this story, split by the outlets' ratings. We track more outlets now than in the archive, so a share keeps earlier and later weeks comparable. An outlet counts once a week however much it published, and outlets in one ownership or syndication group count as one on each side they appear on. A rating describes the outlet, not the report. A gap means no such reports were collected that week, not that nothing was reported anywhere. Weeks run Monday to Sunday in UTC, so a report published on a Sunday evening in US Eastern time counts in the next week. 3 more outlets off the scale (not rated, or outside the left-right graphs) also reported; they are not in this chart. See them.

Weekly counts, outlets and reports (2 weeks with coverage)
Outlets on the rating scale that carried this story each week, of the outlets tracked that week, newest first
Week of (UTC)LeftCenterRightOf trackedShareReceipts
Oct 12, 2026519529 of 4766%
Oct 5, 202610341458 of 47912%

Latest coverage

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  1. Oct 15, 2026 · first reported · Headline from Spotlight PA

    Erie gunman who killed family controlled their movements, finances: police

Background

The dead included a pregnant woman, children and other relatives. Police Chief Rick Lorah said the man was related to seven of the victims and that the eighth was a friend of the pregnant woman, and the city said all the deaths occurred before police arrived.[1] A neighbor's doorbell camera recorded two women arriving at the home, screaming and pounding on the door, as muffled gunshots sounded inside.[1] Other footage from the neighborhood showed children running and screaming.[3]

On October 12, the Erie County coroner released the names of the victims and the gunman.[4] Police said the gunman, Matthew Stone Sr., had exercised strict control over his relatives, including their finances and their interactions with others, and that investigators still did not know why he carried out the killings.[2]

Supporting stories (4)
  1. Nine dead after shooting in Pennsylvania
  2. Pennsylvania man who killed family had controlled their movements and finances: police
  3. 'Never seen anything like this' Erie residents react to mass shooting
  4. Authorities name the attacker and most of the 8 victims in last week’s Erie mass shooting

The full record

Each date is when an update was first reported.

All 7 recorded updates

October 2026

  1. Pennsylvania man who killed family had controlled their movements and finances: policeHeadline from WCBD News 2 · 10 outlets
  2. A father’s loss and a city’s grief after Pennsylvania family tragedyHeadline from Cleveland Plain Dealer · 5 outlets
  3. Authorities name the attacker and most of the 8 victims in last week’s Erie mass shootingHeadline from KAAL Rochester · 15 outlets
  4. Who Was Angelina Stone? Pregnant Mom Killed in Pennsylvania ShootingHeadline from Newsweek · 2 outlets
  5. 'Never seen anything like this' Erie residents react to mass shootingHeadline from Mytwintiers · 3 outlets
  6. Numerous Dead, Including Man Who Opened Fire with Handgun Inside PA HomeHeadline from Breitbart News · 1 outlet
  7. Nine dead after shooting in PennsylvaniaHeadline from KYMA Yuma · 59 outlets

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